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2 Comments Category: Literacy
Tags: 10th, Anyone, Computer, Course, Good, Grade, homeschooler., Literacy, Looking, Tell

My son is starting the 10th grade and needs a computer course. I am not sure where to look and how would I know what is a full credit. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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7 Comments Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, dress, fashions, From, Grade, Help, Must, Please, Popular, Some, Were

In Advanced Contemporary Literacy, we are required to learn about the decades, and must dress according to each of them on specific days. Please help me, as i’m getting graded on this, and we haven’t been taught yet what fashions were in. Pictures would be nice too :)

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6 Comments Category: English Lesson Plans HELP
Tags: Anyone, English, entire, Find, Grade, Know, Lesson, Math, Plan, printable, Worksheets

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23 Comments Category: Illiteracy VIDEOS
Tags: Brain, Crazy, Game, Grade, Professor, Reading, teaching, Whole

To schedule a Crazy Professor reading seminar at your school, email Chris Biffle at CBiffle@AOL.com. See Whole Brain Teacher Chris Rekstad demonstrate powerful classroom management techniques for developing reading comprehension! For more information go to WholeBrainTeaching.
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4 Comments Category: Literacy Schools
Tags: anymore, Grade, School, Spelling, Subject

I know it used to be when I went…now it seems like no one knows how to spell anything. Actually, it used to be called “grammar school” when I went, now there doesn’t seem to be the same emphasis on grammar and literacy.

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2 Comments Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: Good, Grade, Literacy, Resources, teacher

I just accepted a 1st grade teaching position and will be a first year teacher. I’ve had A LOT of experience in Kindergarten and 2nd grade+, but none in 1st grade. I’m honestly a little intimidated by the transition from kindergarten (I’m filling in for a teacher now) to 1st. I want to do as much prep. as I can and would absolutely love suggestions of what books/websites/etc. I should turn to. Specifically for 1st grade. Thanks!
In response to the first, I know I can’t. I want to be well informed of different approaches and intervention strategies (that type of…

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3 Comments Category: Reading Skills Help
Tags: College, Grade, math/reading, Okay, Practice, Skills, Workbook

Im planning on going to community college this August and I would like to further my skills so i can be a better reader, writer, and math solver. I found an old workbook form 9th grade that I never used and I didnt know if I should use that to help me. I know that it is better than nothing but I would like to know…

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1 Comment Category: Literacy Activities
Tags: calling, Grade, Help, History, Lovers

1. Which of the following is not associated with the black power movement?

a. malcom x
b. the black panthers
c. the mississippi freedom decomcratic party
d. stokely carmicheal

2. Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

a.a voter in literacy test given to african americans in the south
b. poll taxes
c. jim crow laws
d. a concentration of urban african americans in slum aeras

3. in the summer of 1964 thousands of white college students took part in

a. a furenal procession for martin luther king jr.
b. a campaign to registerafrican americans voters in mississippi
c. a demonstration in support of integrating southern colleges
d. riots in…

1 Comment Category: Literacy Activities
Tags: Grade, Help, History, Please

1. Which of the following is not associated with the black power movement?

a. malcom x
b. the black panthers
c. the mississippi freedom decomcratic party
d. stokely carmicheal

2. Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

a.a voter in literacy test given to african americans in the south
b. poll taxes
c. jim crow laws
d. a concentration of urban african americans in slum aeras

3. in the summer of 1964 thousands of white college students took part in

a. a furenal procession for martin luther king jr.
b. a campaign to registerafrican americans voters in mississippi
c. a demonstration in support of integrating southern colleges
d. riots in…

1 Comment Category: Reading Skills Help
Tags: collectively, describes, Grade, math/science/reading/writing, On.., Read, School, Skills, Word

I am using the following statement in a resume:

Working with young adults to develop their English and ________ skills.

What is a word that collectively describes all of those skills. I don’t want the word “basic” because that’s too simple.

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