A Virtual Menu: Supporting Reading at Home
As families navigate learning at home, you may wonder how you can support your child using the same strategies their teachers expect in...
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At School: Fast and Focused Fluency
Fluency and comprehension go hand-in-hand. Research shows that there is a clear link between fluency and higher levels of comprehension,...
Literacy Enrichment Through Tech: Organizing Information
Help student improve their literacy skills when reading informational texts in any class by teaching them to identify key ideas that...
Literacy Highlights: Notice and Note
We are all working to help our students get better at close reading and actually think about what they are reading. I highly recommend...
At School: Color Coding the Questions
Strategy: "Red, White, Blue, and Gold question sticks" Rationale: How can we tell if students understand what they are reading? We ask...
At School: Making Inferences with T-Chart
Strategy: T-Chart Rationale: We cannot assume that students are automatically reading between the lines. Students must be taught explicit...
At Home: Snack Tracks for Flashcard Work
Strategy: Snack Tracks Rationale: As students first begin to learn sight words, vocabulary, or even their letters, it is essential that...
At School: Student Action Words (Vocabulary)
Strategy: SAW--Student Action Words Rationale: There are three types of word learners in your classroom: Neurologically Spontaneous Word...
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