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Another very scary headline about kindergartners - The Washington Post - 0 views

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      This is a second article that makes some really good, but scary points about what kindergarten is like these days.
  • research shown that young students are not reliable test takers
  • kids were given a test on a platform they were not able to properly manipulate
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  • Kindergarten
  • is now academic, “the new first grade
  • forced to sit for hours
  • kids are considered failures if they
  • can’t read by the time they enter first grade
  • They aren’t developmentally ready
  • results
  • to lobby for more funding for
  • preschool
  • preschoo
  • preschools
  • turned into academic enterprises too
  • Standards can lead to teaching of skills in ways that are not effective or meaningful, to the narrowing of the curriculum, and to less time for play and hands-on learning experiences that are important foundations for later school success.
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The Fischbowl - 15 views

shared by krs10walsh on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
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    • krs10walsh
       
      Excellent article I will certainly share with my 10th grader, 8th grader, and 4th grader at home. I'm sure the first grader will like to hear about it as well... After we finish their homework.
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Homepage - ReadWriteThink - 2 views

shared by krs10walsh on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
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    This is a great resource for ELA teaching ideas. Lots of interactives
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Oceans of First Grade Fun: Number Talks - 0 views

    • krs10walsh
       
      Another way to help students master number combinations...
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Fantastic First Grade Froggies: Daily 5 - 1 views

    • krs10walsh
       
      This is a great idea. Make time to get this done.
  • hate when a student can read the word in isolation and then once you put it in a sentence, they give you a look like it's a word from outer space
  • adding a fluency piece
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  • during Daily 5
  • coordinate
  • lists
  • sight word
  • fluency strips
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    Cool Daily 5 phrase fluency activity
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