Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Making and Playing Games to Practice English
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Posted on: November 30, 2021
Games like our Word Match reinforce vocabulary instruction in a fun way.
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Posted on: November 30, 2021
Teach and Practice Writing Skills With a Writing Prompt Guide
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Posted on: September 8, 2020
Introducing the new IRRC resource to help students, teachers, and caregivers better understand and work with effective writing prompts.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: A Guide for Families
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Posted on: April 14, 2020
The IRRC’s Supporting Your Children's and Teen's Home Learning Guide provides web resources by subject area and for assistive technology use, as well as tips for a successful home learning approach.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning: Writing an Objective Summary
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Posted on: April 7, 2020
Teach and practice this high-leverage skill at home with the help of our resource.
Resources for Helping Families to Support Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic
Article published on: April 1, 2020New content is being developed to encourage literacy learning at home.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning: Selecting Texts for Standards-Aligned Practice
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Posted on: March 24, 2020
Three areas to consider when picking a text and a listing of websites with free texts to read.
Education and Advocacy Tool Available for Families Through eLearning Dyslexia Overview Module
Article published on: May 13, 2019The module is available at no cost to Iowa families and other Iowa residents wanting to learn about dyslexia.
Literacy Education at Home: Approaches for Practicing Reading and Writing
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Posted on: January 23, 2018
Take your home-literacy learning to the next level by connecting what your child is reading or writing at home to literacy instruction they are receiving at school.
One School One Book: West Branch Community School District’s Literacy Initiative
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Posted on: May 3, 2016
An Iowa elementary school is getting students excited about reading through "One School One Book," where all families are given the same book to read.
The Challenge of Choice: Teachers Librarians and Parents Working Together
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Posted on: April 19, 2016
Covering the complications and best practices when it comes to helping children make their own reading choices.