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The Simple View of Reading: What You Need to Know

Waterford

Scarborough’s Reading Rope is another literacy acquisition model that identifies the skills necessary for learning how to read. Developed by Hollis Scarborough in 2001, it extends the Simple View by identifying subskills in both language comprehension and word recognition. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2018, vol.

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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., Creating a School Community ) I’ve written several blog posts about team building activities I’ve used with my elementary students and often use again with them as (1) they really like the activities, and (2) there is almost always more to learn even in repeat activities.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

9,16] If educators are unaware how to teach and support multicultural students, they will fail to reach a significant portion of their school. Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Hosea Plays On by Kathleen M.

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Conflict Resolution Techniques You Can Use in Your Classroom

Waterford

Learning how to handle disagreements and conflict is a critical part of social-emotional learning (SEL). When you’re dealing with any level of conflict, remember that the goal is not just to end the argument, but to use the situation to help empower students to grow and learn how to solve their own problems. March 2001.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: April 11, 2018. How did you do that?” They were just totally engrossed in learning how to use the cube, just exploring all the depths of it. They had to tell what they learned about how to use it. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript. So she is in Michigan.

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

What we noticed across the grades levels, from grades 4 through graduate school, was a progression of thinking, some hidden behaviors, and a bit of resentment about how parents, teachers and librarians address Wikipedia as a resource. Elementary think alouds. Wikipedia think aloud observations. Note the binary approach.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. So it’s easy for me to show them how to do it, show them my way,” said Obimma. There were disappointments in other years, too.

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