Category: 4. Teaching Reading

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

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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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ASCD Express 12.11 – The Differentiation Equation: A Tool to Develop Independent Readers

When helping students become independent readers, it’s easy to err on the side of over-scaffolding (spoon-feeding) or under-scaffolding (assigning but not teaching) complex content. This tool helps teachers assess the difference between student needs and text demands, and then identify strategies to bridge the gaps. Source: ASCD Express 12.11 – The Differentiation Equation: A Tool …

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ASCD Express 11.19 – #RealTeenReaders

Source: ASCD Express 11.19 – #RealTeenReaders Using hashtags as a reading comprehension strategy!

Guided Reading: How to Make Kids Hate (or Love) to Read – Education Week Teacher

Teachers should help students experience the joy of simply reading a great book. Justin Minkel shares guided reading strategies that help engage young readers by sparking their excitement. Source: Guided Reading: How to Make Kids Hate (or Love) to Read – Education Week Teacher  by Justin Minkel as posted in Education Week, January 31, 2017

Video Book Trailers, Author Videos, and Educational Videos for Teachers

Video book trailers for the best children’s books and authors, plus educational videos on reading, science, and seasonal topics teachers can use in the classroom Source: Video Book Trailers, Author Videos, and Educational Videos for Teachers

Taking Stories to the ‘Tube

One is never too old for a well-done read aloud!

Using Technology to Inspire Independent Readers | Edutopia

Students can create and share video-based book reports—and deepen their reading habits. Source: Using Technology to Inspire Independent Readers | Edutopia

How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle with Reading | MindShift | KQED News

The growth in digital technologies and spread of storytelling have made audiobooks easier than ever to download and use with kids. Source: How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle with Reading | MindShift | KQED News

We’re All Readers Here

Inspired by Donalyn Miller’s game-changing work The Book Whisperer, middle school teacher Cheryl Mizerny has transformed her traditional ELA classroom into a reading community where everyone … Source: We’re All Readers Here