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What Does Powerful Reading Instruction Look Like? 

Powerful reading instruction requires the thoughtful weaving together of all aspects  of reading.  These components or strands are identified in Scarborough’s Reading Rope and are combined to produce proficient readers. The “big five”, as it is often referred to in research, identifies five key concepts …
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UFLI Program has Huge Impact on Learning Phonics 

As part of a comprehensive literacy program, teachers recognized the importance of providing explicit and systematic instruction in phonics.  Rich literature is valued and provides an essential model for communication and expression of thought.  When students engage with rich literature, they expand their understanding of …
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Study Tip: How to Create a Useful Vocabulary Journal

In our academic courses, new vocabulary is coming at us all the time. It can be hard to keep up with all of the new words, and to sort through them in a meaningful way. In this article, you’ll learn how to keep an effective …
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Tech Equity through Read & Write for Google Chrome

Read and Write is a literacy software with tools designed for reading, writing, study and research support.  Read and Write for Google Chrome is an extension that works with PC-Microsoft, Mac-Apple (including Ipads), and Chromebooks to bring technolgoy equality to all learners. This is a tool …
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Capturing & Retaining Ideas Through Visual Note Taking

Also called Sketchnoting or Graphic Visualization You may be looking for ways to help your students remember what they are reading. Here is an excellent strategy that your students will love and allows for creativity. Visual Note-taking is a powerful tool that helps you capture …
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How to Encourage Reading at Home: Part 2

Although parents understand the value of reading at home, they often wonder how best to help their child learn to read. Parents often ask teachers questions such as: “When should I step in to help? What is the best way to offer help?”, “How do …
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How to Encourage Reading At Home

Reading opens up a child’s imagination and ultimately opens up their world. Through reading children are introduced to new words, new ideas and new ways of thinking. Research has consistently demonstrated the importance and power of reading and the priority that needs to be placed on …
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How to set up Daily Reading in your Classroom

Teenagers want to read – if we let them (Kittle, 2013). Encouraging students to become lifelong readers is a goal of any Language Arts teacher.  Developing independent, engaged readers requires providing students with a variety of literature coupled with increased volume and complexity. Readers need …
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