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Several links to information about the CCSS and the new assessments. Also included are crosswalk documents for the Michigan GLCE and CCSS

In this longitudinal study, 852 students from high-poverty schools were given a supply of self-selected books on the last day of school for 3 years. Students in the treatment group performed significantly better on the state reading assessment than most students in the control group.

This is an important study, and related to the article Brett shared in terms of students selecting books of interest to them.

Great article that sums up differentiated instruction and further gives suggestions on how to differentiate instruction for math. 

PowerPoint that talks about OLD and some techniques to use including vocabulary development activities. Describes the 3 tiers of vocab words as well.

Reading is more than looking at the words on a page. Critical reading involves re-reading text to "dentify patterns of elements -- information, values, assumptions, and language usage-- throughout the discussion. These elements are tied together in an interpretation, an assertion of an underlying meaning of the text as a whole."

Carnegie report follow-up to Writing Next. This report provides evidence answering the following three questions: 1. Does writing about material students read enhance their reading comprehension? 2. Does teaching writing strengthen students' reading skills? 3. Does increasing how much students write improve how well they read?

"Speakaboos is an educational resource for the classroom and home. Our award-winning videos teach reading skills, life lessons, and creativity in a fun and safe environment. Each story comes to life with educational worksheets, activities, and games. Speakaboos timeless tales are ideal for kids of any age."

just an article I stumbled across...additionally, the page contains a platform for a bevy of opinions on this "hot topic".  Poke around if you get a chance. 

This is such a cool way to close a lesson, a unit, or a school day!  

Strategies for Reading Comprehension for social studies, but you could use it for a variety of content areas. A very nice site, and you can actually dowload forms and it gives you instructions on how to use the forms. For me this will be a keeper site.

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Bluehost - Top rated web hosting provider - I found this website that has quite a few links to more sites about reading/literacy and there is quite a lot on here is you are interested, however a lot of the site require a membership. I did find a free teacher work site that had some nice things on it that might be helpful. http://us.peeplo.com/search/?q=free%20teachers%20worksheets&type=web&from=adgsp3

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Our group's Weebly site with teacher resources and lesson plans for teaching about the 1920's as well as the novel, "The Great Gatsby"

I thought I posted this but apparently I didn't share it to the group! Yikes!

I found this really cool website from the University of Michigan that provides apps that help students who struggle with reading and writing. Apps like this are great because they are interactive and fun. Some of the apps are free on this website and some of them cost money. I think these apps would be a great way to supplement a lesson. With the majority of students having smart phones now, having your students work on this in class once in a while would be a fun lesson too.

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Diversity Lesson Plans and Activities Elementary School Middle School High School Multicultural Education Research Guide For background information on multicultural education of all types and for all levels. This website provides countless lesson links on a wide variety of diversity issues. It has links to the excerpts it recommends you use as well as objectives and essential questions. If you are looking for a lesson for teaching diversity, this is the website for you!

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Recalling the people along the way who suggested he couldn't change the world, Barack Obama told a group of young people gathered in 2007 at Cornell College in Iowa: "I have no doubt that in the face of impossible odds people who love their country can change it." This website shares a number of inspiring books that promote the idea of young people helping our communities. I think it is important to plant the seed in children of all ages that they CAN make a difference in our world!

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Anti-bullying website for elementary students 

Bullying is a topic I am also passionate about. I really liked how your group compared bullying to the holocaust. This was an excellent prentation.