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Tag Archives: Vocabulary
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
How to Blend Grammar into Daily ELA Instruction
[This post originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb.] One of the most common concerns I hear from ELA teachers is “I want to teach grammar, but I’m not sure how to fit it in.” This post explains a … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Grammar, Instruction, Lesson-planning, MiddleWeb, Reading Instruction, Resources, TLC Website Resources, Using Grammar to Improve Writing BOOK, Vocabulary, Writing, Writing Feedback
Tagged Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Grammar, Lesson-planning, MIddleWeb, Reading, Resources, TLC Website Resources, Using Grammar to Improve Writing BOOK, Vocabulary, Writing
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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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Tagged Assessment(s), Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Lesson-planning, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context
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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
Helpful Website: FreeRice.com
In case you haven’t already seen it, the Website FreeRice.com is helpful on many levels. FreeRice.com is a nonprofit that has two stated goals: Provide education to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people … Continue reading
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Why Students Don’t Write Clearly and What We Can Do About It
[The following post originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb on Nov. 3, 2015.] After reading yet another piece lamenting students’ inability to write clearly, I feel compelled to share what I’ve learned about this problem and offer some … Continue reading
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OUTLINING YOUR FIRST UNIT
Recently I received an Email message from a reader who wanted to know what to include in an “ideal” first unit. In my new book, Literacy and the Common Core, I offer a sample 5th-grade unit that can be adapted … Continue reading
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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
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