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Book Trailers - Movies for Literacy! - 5 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 06 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Rhondda Powling on 06 Sep 11
     
    This page represents the beginning of a website of short movies (generally 30 to 45 seconds) designed to increase student motivation to READ! Click for Late Elementary BookTrailers and Adolescent BookTrailers to see those listings.
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Pinky Dinky Doo - 5 views

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shared by John Pearce on 25 Oct 11 - Cached
  • John Pearce on 25 Oct 11
     
    Pinky Dinky Doo harnesses the power of television, print, and interactive media to promote reading and imaginative storytelling. To achieve this, Pinky invites children to participate in funny and fantastic stories, games, and songs that support critical early literacy skills.
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Kids Who Read Beat Summer Slide - First Book BlogFirst Book Blog - 2 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 30 May 13 - No Cached
  • Rhondda Powling on 30 May 13
     
    Graph supporting argument is useful for reading promotion. "Studies show that kids from low-income families who have access to books over the summer not only beat the summer slide, but make even greater gains than kids from wealthy and middle-class families."
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Tears wiki - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 16 Dec 08 - Cached
  • anonymous on 16 Dec 08
     
    This WIKI was created through a collabroative effort in Dr. Kist's Language, Literacy, and Learning course at Kent State University as part of a literature circle project. We had a lot of fun reading the novel and creating the WIKI so please enjoy!
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NAPLAN-style testing has 'failed' US schools - 5 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 07 May 11 - No Cached
  • Professor Darling-Hammond said Australia would be wiser to follow the examples of Finland, Korea, Shanghai and Singapore, whose 15-year-olds achieve the best results in numeracy, literacy and science in comparisons with other developed nations.
  • While the basic skills literacy and numeracy tests were designed to help teachers identify children with learning difficulties needing assistance, they are now being used as a competitive measure of school performance on the federal government's My School website.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 07 May 11
     
    NAPLAN-style testing and reporting has failed in the United States by narrowing the curriculum and corrupting education standards, says a chief education adviser to the US President, Barack Obama. .. The US tests have been criticised for narrowing the curriculum to reading and maths and multiple-choice formats.
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visual_literacy - 0 views

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shared by Grace Kat on 12 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Grace Kat on 12 Jun 08
     
    An online learning activity that will engage you in a number of different picture books and, more importantly, the realm of visual literacy.
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Roy the Singing Zebra - 0 views

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shared by Alison Hall on 05 May 08 - Cached
  • Alison Hall on 05 May 08
     
    A collection of reading activities and guided story suitable for interctive whiteboards. Very cute!
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Powerless: A Prezi of Reading Responses | Kevin's Meandering Mind - 6 views

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shared by Ruth Howard on 12 Apr 10 - Cached
  • “I have probably read most of your books and I don’t need to know what happens in the story. I want to know what you think about what is happening.”
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SQP2RS Posters.ver4.indd - Powered by Google Docs - 4 views

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shared by Jenny Gilbert on 21 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Jenny Gilbert on 21 Feb 11
     
    wow...a specific reading strategy in posters:)
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25 Reading Strategies That Work In Every Content Area - 3 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 01 Jan 14 - No Cached
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