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Building Reading Comprehension Skills in Beginning and Fluent Readers
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Building Reading Comprehension Skills in Beginning and Fluent Readers. Building Reading Comprehension Skills. In Beginning and Fluent Readers. The Comprehension Problem-Solving Process. Fluency as a Bridge to Comprehension. Comments from the desk of Dr. Tim Rasinski, Professor of Reading at Kent State University. Use Non-Fiction Texts to Analyze Direct Quotes. Emily Cayuso’s Flip for Non-Fiction Comprehension. Strategies for Developing Higher Level Thinking. Christine Woodcock, Ph.D. Bridget A. Hadley.
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High-Frequency Sight Words
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We have well over a half-million words in English, but half of everything we write and read from age 6 to 17 depends on the 100 most frequent words. Frank B. May in Teach Reading Creatively. What exactly are “sight words? How should we decide which words to teach as sight words? Studies suggest that the most in our language, known as “high-frequency words” be the best place to start. Believe it or not, the 100 most common words actually make up about 50 percent of the material we read! They Start the Same.
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Inspiring Quotations For Teachers and Volunteers
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Inspiring Quotations For Teachers and Volunteers. These quotations, both famous and not-so-famous, can remind us what’s really important about our work. The first set of quotations consists mostly of inspirational thoughts about volunteering. The second set of quotes can help us to be most effective in the teaching of reading. If you find any corrections for these quotes, or have any other quotations to offer, please write us. Inspiring Quotations for Volunteers. General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Quotations...
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Bilingual Spanish, ESL, and Literacy Resources
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Bilingual Spanish, ESL, and Literacy Resources. Reading Comprehension Strategies in Spanish. Principio, Medio, y Final. El Texto a Auto Conexión. Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy. Courtesy of Linda Rowland, Education Director of The International Center. Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab. Encouraging Academic Success for English Language Learners. Dave’s ESL Cafe. Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy. Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT). They have ...
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Resources for Literacy Programs And Reading Teachers
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Resources for Literacy Programs And Reading Teachers. Books on a Budget. How you can acquire books at minimal cost. Books for Your Earliest Readers. Books that are effective, as well as easy, for remedial readers. Students, teachers, and reading tutors all enjoy these collections. Picture Books: Enjoyable at Any Age. Adult literacy programs can make use of these high-quality materials. Resources for Multicultural Literacy. Multicultural and Multilingual Children’s Books. Resources for Hispanic Literacy.
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Success Stories
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Teachers and Tutors Discuss their Most Memorable Students. As we provide the gift of reading, we really have the power to change our students’ lives. Some very special teachers and literacy volunteers have written about their most memorable encounters. Annie The Sleeping Beauty: How I Taught Her to Read. Creating Positive Attitudes Toward Reading. 8220;Pass the Microphone, Please”. Marianne Morin shows how she uses technology to create an enthusiastic and creative learning environment. Using Music to Pro...
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Especially For Parents
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You may have tangible wealth untold;. Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be —. I had a mother who read to me. 8212; Strickland Gillilan. Literacy Begins at Home. How you can make daily read-aloud time one of your best family experiences. Teach your children to love stories, poetry, and chants BEFORE they’re ready to read! Motivating Your Children to Read. Create and follow a reward based reading program for summer or all year round. Practical Tips for Parents. In Their Own...
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Adult Literacy
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Cathy Puett Miller on finding local adult literacy programs. Picture Books: Enjoyable at Any Age. Adult literacy programs can make use of these high-quality materials. Resources for Adult Literacy. References and Inspiration for Teachers and Tutors. National Adult Literacy Database /Base de Données en Alphabétisation des Adultes. From this page, you can access scholarly documents such as research reports, directories, articles, and reviews. Story of the Week. The Key: A Newspaper for New Readers. Adult E...
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Organizations that Promote Literacy
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Organizations that Promote Literacy. 8211; the Literacy Information and Communication System. LINCS Regional Resource Centers. These comprehensive sites are a service of the National Institute for Literacy. They are updated daily and contain a wealth of useful information on all aspects of literacy. Midwest LINCS operates out of the Ohio Literacy Resource Center. Northwest LINCS offers an extensive collection of Lesson Plans. The International Reading Association. Preparing for the AMERICA READS Challenge.
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Make Spelling Fun and Engaging
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Make Spelling Fun and Engaging. Make Spelling Fun and Engaging. Quick and Clever Ways That Work for Grades 4-8. Excerpted, with permission from. Teach Spelling So It Sticks! Quick and Clever Ways That Work for Grades 4-8. Try this “Throw the Bug” game to get your students excited about spelling! 1 Get a small bean-bag bug or animal you can toss to students. 2 Pick a student by eye contact, and throw the bean bag to that child while asking him or her to spell a word. Using Music to Promote Learning.
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