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Category Archives: Vocabulary in Context
NEW RESOURCES: Video Training Modules!!!
I am super-excited to report that I’ve been designing video training modules to support literacy instruction!!! These brief but informative modules cover key topics that I’ve been presenting on and writing about for the past decade, and they are now … Continue reading
Posted in Comprehension, Inference, Main Idea, Paraphrasing, Presentations, Professional Development, Quadrant Analysis, Reading, Resources, Summarizing, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Video Training, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context
Tagged Comprehension, Inference, Main Idea, Paraphrasing, Professional Development, Reading, Resources, Summarizing, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Video Training, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context
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How to Use Rewordify.com to Make Your Life Easier
I’ve mentioned Rewordify.com before here. Now I’d like to emphasize how useful this Website can be! If you want to use a text that might be too much of a stretch for some students to read independently, you could copy … Continue reading
Techniques and Tools for Vocabulary Instruction
When it comes to vocabulary instruction, teachers have many, many questions. Here are just a few: “How can I fit vocabulary in with everything else I have to do? How should I pick the words? What should my quizzes look … Continue reading
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Essential Vocabulary Resource: ACHIEVE THE CORE’s ACADEMIC WORD FINDER
In the realm of vocabulary instruction, we are always on the hunt for helpful tools. As I’ve previously noted, Verbal Workout is a great resource for selecting and teaching vocabulary words in commonly used texts. Now we also have Achieve … Continue reading
Another Helpful Reading Resource: Smithsonian TweenTribune
If you are looking for more resources to support nonfiction reading, The Smithsonian TweenTribune is a FREE online educational service offered by the Smithsonian for use by K-12 grade teachers and students. TTribune consists of daily news sites for kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Comprehension, Curriculum, DBQ Approach, ELA Common Core Standards, Independent Reading, Inference, Lesson-planning, Main Idea, Media Literacy, Nonfiction, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Recommended Reading, Research, Resources, Test Prep, Text Selection, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context
Tagged Comprehension, Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Inference, Lesson-planning, Main Idea, Nonfiction, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Research, Resources, Test Prep, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary in Context
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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
Posted in Analyzing the Common Core Standards, Argument, Assessment(s), Close Reading, Comprehension, Curriculum, DBQ Approach, ELA Common Core Standards, Essential Questions, Events, Evidence, Explanation, Grant Wiggins, Inference, Lesson-planning, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Literacy Manipulatives, Literary Analysis Writing, Main Idea, Narrative Writing, Nonfiction, Novels, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Presentations, Professional Development, Quadrant Analysis, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Reading Literature, Research Writing, Resources, RPM Objectives, Socratic Seminars, Test Prep, Text Selection, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Trajectory Analysis, Unit-planning, Using Data, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context, Writing
Tagged Analyzing the Common Core Standards, Annotation, Argument, Assessment(s), Close Reading, Comprehension, Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Evidence, Explanation, Inference, Lesson-planning, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Literary Analysis Writing, Main Idea, Narrative Writing, Nonfiction, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Professional Development, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Reading Literature, Research Writing, Resources, RPM Objectives, Test Prep, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Trajectory Analysis, Unit-planning, Using Data, Vocabulary in Context, Writing
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PARCC Prep: Preparing for the May ELA Assessments
Even though some of us are still in the throes of March PARCC assessments, it’s not too soon to start thinking about how to prepare students for the May assessments, and the good news is that it looks like they … Continue reading
Posted in Analyzing the Common Core Standards, Assessment(s), ELA Common Core Standards, Evidence, Explanation, PARCC, Questioning, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Reading Literature, Resources, Test Prep, Text Selection, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary in Context
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PARCC Prep: How and Why to Analyze Reading Questions
Tests are a genre. We don’t have to do test prep 24/7, but we do need to ensure that our students are familiar with that genre. One way to do this with PARCC reading comprehension questions is to analyze the … Continue reading
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Tagged Analyzing the Common Core Standards, Assessment(s), Comprehension, ELA Common Core Standards, PARCC, Professional Development, Questioning, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Reading Literature, Resources, Test Prep, TLC Website Resources, Using Data
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SUPER-HELPFUL VOCABULARY-BUILDING WEBSITE: http://www.VerbalWorkout.com
Verbal Workout (www.verbalworkout.com) is a tremendous resource, particularly for high school teachers (and parents) who want to help students strengthen their vocabulary. It includes key vocabulary words (esp. SAT words) from many, many commonly-read texts and provides lists (sortable in … Continue reading
FREE Workshop on “Connecting Reading, Writing, and Test-Prep Instruction”!
If you live in Northern New Jersey or New York City, you might want to attend the free workshop I will present at the Springfield (NJ) Barnes & Noble, on April 17, from 5:00-7:00pm. The topic is “Connecting Reading, Writing, … Continue reading
Posted in Comprehension, ELA Common Core Standards, Inference, Main Idea, Paraphrasing, Professional Development, Reading, Resources, Test Prep, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, Vocabulary in Context, Writing
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