Embracing Translanguaging in the Classroom with Bilingual Texts
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Posted on: February 28, 2023
Using more than one language supports English learners and helps create an equitable environment.
Literature: Craft and Structure
Posted on: February 28, 2023
Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Identification of Cause and Effect Relationships in Texts
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Posted on: April 27, 2021
This video demonstration explains the importance of this comprehension skill and how to teach it.
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Students can be taught to use this graphic organizer to identify and record events that occur in a text (effect) and the reason why that event occurred (cause).
Effective Literacy Lesson: Improving Comprehension Through Story Mapping
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Posted on: February 25, 2020
Teach middle school students to use a story map graphic organizer when reading a literary text.
Story Map
Students can be taught to use this graphic organizer as a part of a comprehension strategy to show the elements of a narrative text and check themselves for understanding of those elements.
Improve Your Writing Using Mentor Texts
Questions about a mentor text guide discussion, help students organize their thoughts, and identify techniques and approaches from the example of good writing that students can use. The organizer can be used in a group or individual setting.
Using Mentor Texts to Learn From the Best and Improve Students’ Writing
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Posted on: January 22, 2019
Learn about selecting a good mentor text to teach students writing techniques and approaches through instruction and discussion.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Template
Guide your thinking, organize your decisions, and create active practice activities related to explicit vocabulary instruction. This resource is divided into the five major aspects of explicit vocabulary instruction and includes guiding questions to ground your planning in evidence-based practices.