March 2017 archive

Why Talk Is Important in Classrooms

Content-Area Conversations: How To Plan Discussion-Based Lessons For Diverse Language Learners, by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Carol Rothenberg (2008). ASCD.

Educational Leadership:Literacy in Every Classroom:How Knowledge Powers Reading

Source: Educational Leadership:Literacy in Every Classroom:How Knowledge Powers Reading

Stages of Spelling Development

A handout from the Reading Recovery Conference, 2014.

Guiding Students Through Expository Text with Text Feature Walks | Reading Rockets

Most primary students have used the picture walk technique to preview text (Stahl, 2004). By looking at and talking about the illustrations in a text, students activate prior knowledge, make predictions, and set a purpose for reading (Clay, 1991; Fountas & Pinnell, 1996). Effective primary teachers use this instructional strategy when teaching students how to …

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Cavanaugh Language Games Chart.pdf

Vocabulary should be taught incidentally and intentionally!  Here are fun word games to teach your students. Word Games to Target the Five Language Components (Cavanaugh)  This post was contributed by Christie L. Cavanaugh, Ph.D., and published at Vocabulogic: https://vocablog-plc.blogspot.com/2011/01/word-games-to-target-five-language.html Source: Cavanaugh_Language Games Chart.pdf 

Educational Leadership. Literacy in Every Classroom: How Knowledge Powers Reading

Source: Educational Leadership:Literacy in Every Classroom:How Knowledge Powers Reading

ASCD Express 12.12 – Disciplinary Literacy: A Shift That Makes Sense

Source: ASCD Express 12.12 – Disciplinary Literacy: A Shift That Makes Sense

Strategy Bank

“The Teach 21 Strategy Bank is designed to be a dynamic resource for educators. It contains a multitude of research-based strategies teachers can use to make their classroom instruction more effective, and to address the needs of their diverse students. These strategies have been collected from a variety of sources, including the standards-based units available …

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