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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Most researchers agree effective keyboarding isn’t instinctual and training should begin before bad habits are created. Is elementary school too early—or too late?

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10 Reasons Why Phonemic Awareness Is Important for Early Literacy Development

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Digging deeper, Griffith and Olson note that training in phonemic awareness directly contributes to children’s word recognition and spelling abilities. Effective When Taught Early : Many studies, such as those by Kozminsky, suggest that early training in phonemic awareness significantly contributes to initial decoding skills.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

After completing undergraduate school in 2001, I began my teaching career as a substitute teacher at various Oregon districts. Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland.

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PROOF POINTS: Research evidence increases for intensive tutoring

The Hechinger Report

In the research literature, the tutors are specially trained and coached, adhere to a detailed curriculum and work with one or two students at a time. When the No Child Left Behind law was first passed in 2001, schools got extra money to tutor students who were behind. Not all efforts at tutoring have been successful.

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The science of catching up

The Hechinger Report

In the research literature, the tutors are specially trained and coached and adhere to a detailed curriculum with clear steps on how to work with one or two students at a time. When the No Child Left Behind law was first passed in 2001, schools got extra money to tutor students who were behind. Not all tutoring has been successful.

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Conflict Resolution Techniques You Can Use in Your Classroom

Waterford

Many districts may offer some type of conflict resolution training. A Conflict Resolution Protocol for Elementary Classrooms.” March 2001. Conflict can happen even in the most supportive, positive, and open classrooms, disrupting your students’ ability to learn. If left unchecked, it could even lead to violence. York University.

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I’m a first-year teacher. How can I find success in the classroom?

eSchool News

Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” She told me her name and I was transported back to 2001 when this 10-year-old wore two long braids and smiled all the time. She shared great memories and told me how much I influenced her life.

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