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Journal article about assessment NOT being "all about grading." What does an 'F' actually teach a student?

This is a credible site to pull lessons from, searchable by grade or topic. IRA/NCTE support this site collaboratively.  Linked to standards

This is a credible site to pull lessons from, searchable by grade or topic. IRA/NCTE support this site collaboratively.  Linked to standards

This is the main resource for PALS information and PALS materials. It has contact information as well as links to their grade level teaching manuals.

This is the main resource for PALS information and PALS materials. It has contact information as well as links to their grade level teaching manuals.

This website has metacognitive strategies that enhances reading comprehension and vocabulary with students in the 3rd grade. This website also talks about the importance and instruction of metacognitive strategies.

This article shares a strategy that teachers in a preschool, kindergarten or first grade classroom can use. The strategy involves the use of the children's drawing and writing a message on the drawing. There are components such as self-talk and materials like highlighters used to draw lines to create ideas.

emergent writing "emergent writing" "zone of proximal development" "sentences" "word spacing"

study of three struggling readers in first grade who were in Reading Recovery

From teachers pay teachers. 5-8 grade

Literacy strategies that worked in a troubled high school in CA. Read-alouds, K-W-L charts, Graphic Organizers, Vocab Instruction, Writing to Learn, Structured Note-Taking and Reciprocal Teaching.

These strategies are common across grades, it is nice to see the specific application to a group of students and I hope folks who have a different concentration will look this over as well.

This article tells about 10 free internet tools that can be used to build vocabulary skills. These tools can be used in a variety of classrooms for any grade level.

I absolutely love the "combine vocabulary learning and social service" part of this article. The website, freerice.com, is an amazing way to motivate the student to practice their vocabulary. Every time the user gets a vocabulary definition correct the website donates 10 grains of rice through the United Nations World Food Programme! I remember using this years ago when someone posted it to a social media site, and I stayed on it until I'd gotten 600 pieces of rice donated. I definitely want to do this as a fun activity with my student. Thanks for posting this!

Excellent choice. Hoping folks use these tips and try them out when they are applicable.

This study focuses on word identification in 3-4 grade classrooms

QAR video presentation strategy

Another great website to learn about this program and give you a good insight of how it works and why people use it. Has great question and answer document. It has a lot of common questions and their answers to them for quick reading. Good website to check out!

This is a great website that gives you a lot of knowledge about Reading Recovery Program. It talks about the background knowledge of it, who it is for, how it helps and even the cost. Great website to learn about this program.