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650 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing - The New York Times - 0 views

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    This is a good resource for teachers, especially in the English department, to present writing prompts to students that are challenging and engaging.
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How can I use Infographics in the Classroom? - 0 views

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    This is a great resource for teachers needing an outline of how to make a fun and engaging infograph. These worksheets are appropriate for most grades.
Carl Davis

MiddleSchoolPortal/Reading Comprehension Strategies - NSDLWiki - 0 views

  • all teachers must be, to some degree, reading teachers.
  • . Reading strategies are really thinking strategies
  • Reflecting on one's thoughts
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  • metacognition is thinking about thinking
  • by modeling this process and by having students read short passages and refl
  • Teachers can encourage
  • Schema
  • information
  • Also known as background knowledge
  • experiences,
  • thoughts that a reader brings to a text
  • Inferring
  • use personal knowledge to construct meaning beyond what is literally stated
  • Questioning
  • Teachers might have students browse text and pose questions prior to reading
  • Determing importance involves distinguishing between what information is most important versus what is interesting but not necessary for understanding
  • Visualizing means that students create images based on what they read
  • Making connections means that a student has engaged with a text and is able to relate it to a broader context
  • Synthesizing
  • synthesizing is simply an understanding of how knowledge grows and changes over time
  • Teachers can help students synthesize by using graphic organizers
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