Effective Literacy Lesson: Constructing an Argumentative Claim
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Posted on: October 8, 2019
Students learn to write a debatable, focused, and clear claim with this instructional approach.
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Posted on: October 8, 2019
Argumentative Claim Checklist
Students can use the three-part checklist to ensure that their argumentative claim is a strong foundation for the rest of their argumentative essay.
Making and Evaluating Predictions
This graphic organizer helps students write down evidence they find in a text, make a prediction based on that evidence, write down any new evidence they find, and evaluate the prediction they made. Making predictions is a way for students to better comprehend a given text.
Research Brief: Meta-Analysis Shows Non-Repetitive Reading Fluency Interventions as Options for Teachers
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Posted on: August 27, 2019
Summarizing findings from a meta-analysis looking at effects and components of non-repetitive reading approaches.
One District’s Journey to Every Middle School Student Achieving Literacy Proficiency
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Posted on: June 4, 2019
Cedar Rapids schools are creating a shared literacy instructional vision and partnering with the Iowa Reading Research Center.
Filling the Gaps: Text Sets Build Background Knowledge and Improve Comprehension of Informational Texts
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Posted on: May 7, 2019
Consider the objective of the unit and what students already know, and then begin building a diverse set of texts for students to read.
Developing and Synchronizing the Various Aspects of the Individualized Education Program
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Posted on: March 26, 2019
Setting a goal, monitoring progress and deciding on specially designed instruction through an IEP can help students with reading disabilities achieve success.
Keyword Mnemonics: A Strategy to Build Content-Specific Vocabulary and Unlock Informational Texts
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Posted on: March 5, 2019
Teach students to create keyword cards with mnemonics to help unlock and remember the definitions.
Keyword Mnemonics Checklist
Students can use this checklist to make sure they are properly following all the components of the keyword mnemonics strategy in order to remember the definition of the target vocabulary word.
Family Preparation for an Individualized Education Program Meeting
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Posted on: February 19, 2019
Effectively advocate for your child with a disability’s literacy education by thinking through your hopes and concerns.