December 16th, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: at, Grades, Literacy, Phonics, Reading, reading strategies, Reinforcing, Strategies, struggling readers, Threads, Vocabulary
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In Literacy Strategies for Grades 4–12: Reinforcing the Threads of Reading, Karen Tankersley provides a multiplicity of practical, research-based reading strategies tailored specifically for use with older students. These students may no longer have a reading class as part of the school day, but they are still developing their reading skills—and every teacher contributes to that effort.
As in her previous book, The Threads of Reading: Strategies for Literacy Development (2003), Tankersley here focuses on the six foundational “threads” necessary for effective reading—phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and higher-order thinking—only this time with a focus on the…
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December 4th, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: Academic, at, challenge, English, english language learners, english learners academic literacy and thinking, Learners, Learning, Literacy, Reading, reading strategies, Thinking, Zone
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For educators individually and collectively who aspire to implement a curriculum based on intellectual quality, Pauline Gibbons book provides inspiration and guidance. The wealth of classroom examples based on actual practice convincingly refutes the argument, reflected in current polices, that EL and low-income students are incapable of benefiting from an intellectually challenging, inquiry-based curriculum. Jim Cummins University of Toronto
Deep understanding, critical thinking, subject knowledge, and control of academic literacy are goals we have for all our students. The challenge for teachers is to find a way of teaching that helps everyone, including English language learners, to reach these high…
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November 2nd, 2009
Category: Literacy Articles
Tags: "language acquisition", at, Bibliography, Buddies, Comprehension, dg, Effect, effects of reading, Emotional, esol, General, Information, intelligence, Literacy, no child left behind, Phonics, Programs, Reading, reading comprehension, reading strategies, second language, Spelling, Technology, the brain, the effects of reading, Vocabulary, vygotsky, Writing
Reading Buddies: Its Effect on Emotional Intelligence and Reading Comprehension
It is 8:15 on a Friday morning and half of my sixth grade students are preparing materials for their trek to Mrs. Stewart’s third grade classroom, while the other half prepares for their third grade visitors. Mrs. Stewart and Mr. Alvarado have teamed to provide a little Reading Buddy program for their classes. Every Friday morning Mr. Alvarado’s 6th grade students take their third grade reading buddy through the lesson plan that was created the day before. The lesson plan outline consists of 5-10 minutes of phonics review/instruction, 15-20 minutes of…
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October 24th, 2009
Category: Articles
Tags: at, Bilingual, bilingual education, bilingualism, brought, Case, Children, Contextsthe, Cyprus, Development, dg, Different, dyslexia, english language, Englishgreek, General, greek, Information, learning strategies, Linguistics, Literacy, literacy strategies, Phonics, phonological awareness, Reading, reading strategies, second language, speaking and listening, special education, Spelling, Technology, Writing
Introduction
Bilingualism has a unique place within the educational context, since modern technology has minimalised the distances between countries and people. Furthermore, the growing phenomenon of multilingual and multicultural countries and groupings (United Nations, United States, European Union) gives new significance to the issue. Research on bilingualism has been progressing quite rapidly and different disciplines have added their own contributions to the field. Nevertheless, new questions surface every day and they are usually multiple answers to these questions. This paper also attempts to answer the question whether linguistic diversity is also an inclusive issue. The following study derived from the need…
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October 22nd, 2009
Category: Articles
Tags: at, Canada, dg, english language, General, Information, Phonics, Pronunciation, r words, Readers, Reading, reading comprehension, reading strategies, reading strategies for struggling readers, sight words, Strategies, Struggling, struggling readers, Vocabulary
Struggling readers are simply individuals who have not learned effective reading strategies. Don’t be too concerned if you aren’t familiar with the term, “reading strategies;” most good readers never had to learn them; instead, they just use them naturally. Struggling readers, on the other hand, have no idea how their friends can finish their work before they make it through the first paragraph. Why is it that their friends are reading “Lord of the Rings” and they are still reading “Magic Tree House” books? How do their friends manage to read those really long and unfamiliar words with ease?
Reading strategies…
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October 20th, 2009
Category: Articles
Tags: After, Aloud, at, Been, Child, Guided, Phonics, Readin, Reading, reading strategies, Start, Time
Guided Reading is when the children can read by themselves. With guided reading always start with something easy to read to help build confidence. Usually your child should be able to understand about 90% of the book. It is better to start with picture books so your child can look at the pictures to get the words. Now this is where phonics comes in. If your child can read the word phonetically then she will hear the word.
You should see the lights come on in her face when she recognizes the word. When children first start to say words phonetically…
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October 16th, 2009
Category: Literacy Articles
Tags: Active, at, dg, Exams, Help, Information, Literacy, Reading, reading strategies, Revision, speed reading, Strategies
Reading skills are extremely important for anyone who wishes to acquire information, whether for a job, an education or simply a personal interest. Yet literacy alone is not a guarantee that one can read effectively. Everyone has had an experience of reading a page only to realize that not a single sentence on that page can be recalled. This is an unfortunate example of distracted, inattentive reading which wastes the reader’s time and contributes nothing to his or her knowledge of the reading materials subject.
Effective reading skills are especially important for students, who are expected to study independently and absorb…
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September 26th, 2009
Category: Literacy Schools
Tags: About, at, Elementary, Literacy, Principals, Program, Question, Reading, reading instruction, reading strategies, School, Schools, special education, Teachers, Writing
Hello, I am taking a grad class concerning reading strategies for exceptional children. I need to interview a principal(or teacher) about their literacy program. I teach on the high school level and to be honest we don’t teach reading. Students should be reading by the time they reach us and those who don’t are usually in special education. So I wanted to get the view point from an elementary school perspective. If you could answer the following questions I would be much indebted to you.
1. How does your literacy program meet the needs of all students?
2. What components are in…
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