Category Archives: Literacy Manipulatives

Professional Development Ideas to Support Literacy Instruction

This has been a particularly challenging year in our field. As teachers and school leaders continue to wrestle with how best to prepare students to meet and exceed the Common Core Standards, I would like to humbly submit some professional … Continue reading

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Approaches to the Common Core: ARGUMENT VS. EVIDENCE, Step 2*

In the previous post, we looked at how to teach students to distinguish between argument and evidence.  In Step 2, when given a list of statements, students must identify arguments and their relevant evidence.  Though this may sound easy and … Continue reading

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