Drama in the Classroom: Reader’s Theatre as Fluency Practice
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
Read tips on how to implement reader’s theatre in the classroom and download free reader’s theatre scripts.
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
Celebrating Students’ Identities and Experiences With Culturally Relevant Texts
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Posted on: November 29, 2022
Selecting stories that reflect students’ interests and backgrounds can be a useful tool for increasing classroom participation and engagement.
Purposeful Playwriting: Teaching Literacy Skills Through Playwriting
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Posted on: September 1, 2022
Students can learn literacy skills and write about issues they are passionate about through this unique genre of writing.
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.
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.
Teaching Sight Words as a Part of Comprehensive Reading Instruction
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Posted on: June 12, 2018
A look at what sight words are, why they are important to reading effortlessly, and how to teach them.
Opening up a World of Literacy Education Colleagues and Content Through Twitter
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Posted on: November 15, 2016
Learn how Twitter can be used by literacy educators to find research-supported information and connect with a personal learning network.
Successfully Using Small Group Instruction Tip #3
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Posted on: August 9, 2016
When implementing small group literacy instruction, know your resources and how to pick the best one for each student to enhance his or her learning.
6 Family Blogs That Can Be Used in the Classroom Today
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Posted on: January 29, 2016
A review of previous blog posts that provide ways to improve literacy for children, with applications in both the home and the classroom.
4 Reasons to Subscribe to the IRRC Blog Today
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Posted on: December 11, 2015
Are you a parent who is looking for ways to support your young reader at home? Or, perhaps you are a teacher who wants to help families find ways to work on literacy at home. If you fit one of the above role descriptions you should consider subscribing to the IRRC blog. Each week we highlight a resource in the IRRC Family Resources Collection and show how a parent can use it at home to support their young reader. If you need more convincing, here are 4 reasons families and teachers should subscribe to the IRRC blog: