Board: Writing & Language Arts
05-08-2013, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Thank you!
Thank you for the tip! I'll look into it!
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Board: Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
04-29-2013, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 1
Motivation..
Motivation to read seems to be a problem among adolescents. Typically, I think it has a lot to do with our society and how everything is so technology driven. On the flip side of that, I also think...
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Board: Writing & Language Arts
04-26-2013, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 4
Writing approaches with Kindergarten
In regards to writing, does anyone have a special approach to teaching writing to Kindergarteners or any student in the emergent stage?
Right now my students are writing sentences and some include...
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Board: Primary Grades (K-2)
04-26-2013, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 1
Rti
RTI is said to have universal practices. Are these practices described across different states or are these standards nationwide? There is always discussion about how different states have...
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Board: BusyBoard
04-25-2013, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 0
Literacy Coaches
I'm currently a graduate student studying to be a literacy specialist and I am a Kindergarten teacher. I'm curious about literacy coaches and their roles within other schools. I don't have one in my...
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Board: Intermediate Grades (3-5)
04-25-2013, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 0
Accuracy and Automaticity
Accuracy is important for all readers to develop. This is developed with the skills of decoding. Tier one words or sight words are the words that become the easiest for students to recognize and...
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Board: Primary Grades (K-2)
04-25-2013, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Yes! Rereading is an important task for young...
Yes! Rereading is an important task for young readers! Especially for the ones that are just learning to read and get a grasp on the whole concept! It helps them to identify words, it increases...
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Board: Books, Guided Reading & Literature
04-24-2013, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Balanced Literacy
The schools that I have worked in have more of a balanced literacy approach and I feel that it works the best. I think that children are so different in their approaches to learning that a balanced...
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Board: Intermediate Grades (3-5)
04-22-2013, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Journey's
My experience with Journeys in the upper grades has been negative. The students are unable to read quality books that teach important lessons. I think that quality literature for these students is...
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Board: Third Grade
04-22-2013, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Teaching it as you understand it..
I'm not personally familiar with that program but I've had similar experiences with other literacy programs. I find that it works best for the students if you teach them how you feel comfortable and...
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Board: Third Grade
04-22-2013, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Motivation
Some things that I find motivational for struggling readers who are, as a result, reluctant to read are putting them in a position to share their skills with other people within the school community....
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