Into the Book focuses on eight reading comprehension strategies for grades 1-4. Kids area has interactive activities for each strategy, teacher area features teacher guides, lesson plans, posters, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
This is a great website that provides all the MOSAIC OF THOUGHT and STRATEGIES THAT WORK files. There are many PDF's and word docs that can be downloaded. This is a really good resourses for coaches too.
Great website to help in fluency and reading with expression. Lots of small plays and poems that students can use. Photocopy and laminate sets for use each year!
"It was not long ago that producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and deep levels of technical expertise. We are at the point now where anyone can create and publish very compelling content with nothing more complex than a web browser.
The point is not that these are professional level production tools, but that the barrier of entry to content creation can be drastically low. And you should find a new mode of creativity when the tool have some limits as to what they can do-- and find that the core of the story is much more important than a widget."
"The English Developmental Continuum F-10 provides evidence based indicators of progress, linked to powerful teaching strategies, aligned to the progression points and the achievement standards for the AusVELS English Domain.
These teaching strategies are designed to support purposeful teaching of individuals and small groups of students with similar learning needs. It is intended that teachers use the strategies in the context of their own classrooms, text or topic being taught."
An interesting report into cybersafety which highlights the problem with the older generation as much as the young in regards to an absence digital awareness.
Who owns the material and it’s components when it’s published?
How can schools not only inform but encourage the school community to start using licensing and working safely to avoid being prosecuted?
Understanding what is and isn;t ok is a crucial skill for all to learn and I hope this information helps schools get more confident with publishing material online.