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Read-Alongs to popular songs

by Randall

Feb 22, 2013

Check out these read-alongs I've posted. It's a great way for struggling readers to sharpen up their reading skills!

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Terrific Blog about Vocab. and Comprehension Skills

by Adrienne

Mar 2, 2013

I found an amazing blog developed by two speech pathologists. You can sign up to receive an email when there are updates. To help you better understand some of the ideas, there are videos showing a teacher working with a student. Check out the archives and recent posts. So far, the posts have been about:apps, Articulation, Comprehension, Literacy, ...See More

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Reading Recovery level

by Ellen

Mar 4, 2013

At what level is the program completed?

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Vickie On 3/04/13, Ellen wrote: > At what level is the program completed?

Level 18 for end of year. Level 12 for middle of the year. These were the levels we let them go.

Jul 22, 2013

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Close Reading: The Text, the Students, and [Teacher]

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 8, 2013

Click below to read how I came to “close reading,” even though I had never heard the term - Sarah Powley

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Mary DeFalco On 3/08/13, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > Click below to read how I came to “close reading,” even > though I had never heard the term - Sarah Powley In response to Ms. Powley's response to "Closed Reading":

Ms. Powley, we are missing an important critical thinking skill here. Information by itself is not knowledge. Knowledge is ...See More

Sep 5, 2013

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STAAR or SRI for a reading test?

by Carol

Apr 23, 2013

Our school currently has SRI (along with Scholastic Reading Counts) but hasn't been using it. Title I Math purchased the STAAR testing for math for all students, and now administration is considering buying STAAR for reading. How can I convince them that the cost is not worth it, especially since we already have SRI in place? Can anyone offer some ...See More

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RE: Reading Wreckovery thread contributers

by April Spencer

Apr 30, 2013

If anyone who has contributed to the thread titled Reading Wreckovery is still following this chatboard, I'd love to chat with you. I am a Reading Recovery teacher and doctoral student interested in doing an anonymous interview with one or two RR teachers to help me prepare for my dissertation ... ALL views of the program: critical or supportive ar...See More

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Nicole/MO April,

I posted the original thread titled "READING WRECKOVERY." I no longer work as a RR teacher, so I'm not sure I would be of much help.

Nicole/MO

On 4/30/13, April Spencer wrote: > If anyone who has contributed to the thread titled Reading > Wreckovery is still following this chatboard, I'd love to > chat ...See More

May 26, 2013

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Reading

by Danielle

May 9, 2013

I am a first year reading specialist working at a residential facility for boys. Most of my students are middle school students who have IEPs and are reading at the grade 1-3 level. Our school does not have a lot of money so I am not following a specific reading program. I am going to be relocating and have applied to several elementary reading pos...See More

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Sara On 5/09/13, Danielle wrote:

Why do you feel you're unprepared? Some would say if you can teach kids who are years behind in their skills, you'll be fine in any neighborhood elementary school.

And - new teachers don't have experience - that goes with being a new teacher. I could write volumes about what helps children learn to re...See More

May 23, 2013

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Ann I'd also love to have you as my neighbor so I could share my experiences. I recently retired after teaching reading for nearly 40 years. I would suggest that you familiarize yourself with your state's core curriculum. Also, become an expert in Balanced Literacy and how you would you create a balanced literacy program in your school. Be able to make...See More

Jul 19, 2013

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Online version of Gates-MacGinitie

by Martha

May 28, 2013

Is anyone using the online version of Gates-MacGinitie? If so, what are your thoughts?

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Sight Words = Reading Success

by jacquie Rhoades

Jul 22, 2013

Whether teaching elementary, secondary, or adult students, providing learners with a solid sight word base builds confidence and enthusiasm for learning.

Sight words are words that cannot be sounded out or the skill of sounding out the word has not been taught

Please follow my blog link for the entire article. Comments are welco...See More

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Reading Skills Class Help

by Jennifer

Aug 15, 2013

lease help! I'm a fourth year teacher who usually teaches Social Studies. This year they have given me a random class of reading skills and I have no clue what I am doing! I'm pretty creative, but need some help to get myself started. Please help a girl out!

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