Gruml | Google Reader for Mac OS - 0 views
CUCAT Olearia - 0 views
Scribd - 27 views
Writing in College - 1. Some crucial differences between high school and college writing - 55 views
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you will be asked to analyze the reading, to make a worthwhile claim about it that is not obvious (state a thesis means almost the same thing), to support your claim with good reasons, all in four or five pages that are organized to present an argument .
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They expect to see a claim that would encourage them to say, "That's interesting. I'd like to know more."
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They expect to see evidence, reasons for your claim, evidence that would encourage them to agree with your claim, or at least to think it plausible.
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Zap Reader - 84 views
ePub Reader Software - 64 views
How Busy People Make Time To Read--And You Can Too | Fast Company | Business + Innovation - 98 views
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The difference between readers and non-readers is that readers make a habit of picking up a book during these fallow hours.
Readlists - 149 views
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Create an ebook from a group of webpages. Send to Kindle, iPad/iPod, or download as an epub (for Nooks and other readers).
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This site lets you bundle web pages for mobile devices
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Take any bunch of web pages and turn them into an e-book. gone are the days when you photocopy readers. Now, e-publish! Weightless, instant, and free!
Sustaining Engagement: One School's Attempt to Develop Lifelong Readers - The Stenhouse... - 51 views
School Leaders as Readers: Education for Outcome | Reading By Example - 36 views
50 Popular iPad Apps For Struggling Readers & Writers - 195 views
Teachers Testimonials : TTS Online : Free Text to Speech : Read The Words - 83 views
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find ReadTheWords.com to be one of the most useful services on the Internet today. Many LD (learning disabled) students struggle with auditory processing.
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these students are very capable, they tend to favor auditory processing, versus the more common visual processing. It is important that these students learn how their mind works and modify their learning techniques accordingly.
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5 students incorporate this service for study of their weekly vocabulary words. We started by making an audio file of the words and definition, and turned it into an mp3 format. The students spent 10 minutes each day on the computer. Each student has averaged a minimum of a full letter grade higher. Two students have received perfect scores for the past 2 weeks.
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readthewords.com for Special Ed, ESOL, Low Level Readers, Writing and More!
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Read The Words could be a beneficial tool to students who are Language Impaired and/or Learning Disabled in Reading. The audio can reinforce the written word and increase comprehension. Also, it could be a valuable tool for autistic students who prefer to work independently. They can use this to aid comprehension and also it could be a reward. This tool could also add interest to text for any student.
Teach the Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers | Adolescent Literacy Topics A-Z... - 35 views
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Instructional Aid 1.1: Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
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Activating "Priming the cognitive pump" in order to recall relevent prior knowledge and experiences from long-term memory in order to extract and construct meaning from text Inferring Bringing together what is spoken (written) in the text, what is unspoken (unwritten) in the text, and what is already known by the reader in order to extract and construct meaning from the text Monitoring-Clarifying Thinking about how and what one is reading, both during and after the act of reading, for purposes of determining if one is comprehending the text combined with the ability to clarify and fix up any mix-ups Questioning Engaging in learning dialogues with text (authors), peers, and teachers through self-questioning, question generation, and question answering Searching-Selecting Searching a variety of sources in order to select appropriate information to answer questions, define words and terms, clarify misunderstandings, solve problems, or gather information Summarizing Restating the meaning of text in one's own words — different words from those used in the original text Visualizing-Organizing
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Constructing a mental image or graphic organizer for the purpose of extracting and constructing meaning from the text
Elsevier Enhanced Reader - 11 views
Response: Advice From The "Book Whisperer," Ed Week Readers & Me About Teaching Reading... - 1 views
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Other ways I encourage these kinds of discussions includes having students choose their own groupings and books for independent book "clubs" and using the Web as a vehicle to create audio and/or video "book trailers."
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Launching Readers' Workshop - 1 views
Google Reader (1000+) - 2 views
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