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The Science of Reading Implementation Guide - EAB District Leadership Forum
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K to 6tag(s): literacy (94), phonics (45), professional development (283), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), writing (285)
In the Classroom
Include this guide and your other resources as you learn about the Science of Reading and researched-based reading instruction. Share with administrators and reading coaches in your district. Browse through the guides to find ideas that support and enhance your current curriculum and instruction strategies. Share suggestions found in the guide with parents for at-home support. Share ideas and future planning with peers using a collaborative tool such as Draft, reviewed here. For example, use one of the provided Roadmap templates to map out further professional development discussions or guide the planning and implementation of new teaching strategies during the school year.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Science of Reading Handbook - Amplify Education, Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): phonics (45), professional development (283), reading comprehension (127), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), vocabulary (233), vocabulary development (86), word study (53)
In the Classroom
Download and save the handbooks shared on this site for professional development and understanding of the science of reading. Share with peers to use PD activities. Consider breaking the guides into smaller portions to begin your in-depth study of this topic and as you reflect upon your current teaching strategies. The third handbook that focuses on classroom instruction is beneficial for use as a reflective and ongoing learning opportunity. Add the questions to ask, found in the third handbook, to a curation tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here, then add teaching resources to your Wakelet collection. For example, one question is, "Are vocabulary words preselected and connected to the topic and text?' " Create a Wakelet collection that includes strategies for teaching how to understand vocabulary words within the context of the passage read. Include online tools such as Read Ahead, reviewed here. Read Ahead uses AI technology to create presentations of online text that present vocabulary lists of the text and provide definitions in context while students read.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Foundational Skills - PBS Learning Media
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K to 12tag(s): literacy (94), parents (61), phonics (45), preK (238), professional development (283), reading comprehension (127), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), writing (285)
In the Classroom
Be sure to bookmark and save this site for use when teaching reading skills to students at all grade levels. Although it is beneficial for teachers in elementary grades, the valuable lessons and materials support the teaching of reading skills in all grade levels. Use a bookmarking tool like Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share resources with students to use at computer centers or share at-home activities with parents. Ask students to reflect upon their learning through blog writing using Edublogs, reviewed here. For example, have students include a link or image of the first draft of a writing project and the final document and discuss why and how they made changes. For younger students, include a recording of them reading a short passage, then add a later recording that demonstrates growth in reading skills. You might consider using Flipgrid for this, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Why Phonological Awareness is Important to Reading - Glean Education
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K to 6tag(s): literacy (94), phonics (45), preK (238), professional development (283), science of reading (13)
In the Classroom
Include this podcast with your other bookmarks and professional development resources for literacy instruction. Share with peers during professional development activities. Use information from this podcast and others to share the research behind literacy instruction methods with parents. Consider adding a short section to your class newsletter or website each month that includes information about literacy research and tips for at-home activities to encourage the practice of literacy skills at home. Find many free books, games, and activities to share with parents at We Read, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Our Brains Learn to Read - EAB District Leadership Forum
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K to 6tag(s): brain (52), literacy (94), professional development (283), reading comprehension (127), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13)
In the Classroom
Save this document as a resource for sharing information on reading and literacy with parents. Consider adding this printable and additional PDF documents to create a digital book using Flipsnack, reviewed here. Include basic information on different literacy elements and suggestions for at-home activities for parents in your digital book. Flipsnack's free plan allows you to create three books that include up to 30 pages each.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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30 Science of Reading Resources - Erica Suarez
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K to 6tag(s): literacy (94), parents (61), phonics (45), preK (238), professional development (283), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), writing (285)
In the Classroom
This site shares many valuable resources for those new to researching the Science of Reading and those looking to enhance their current knowledge. Organize and save useful resources using a bookmarking tool such as Raindrop.io, reviewed here. Raindrop.io makes it easy to create collections, tags, and filters then store information in an easy-to-find manner. Add collaborators to your collection to share resources with peers for further professional development. As you browse through the many resources shared on this list, take advantage of the features of Webnotes, reviewed here, to add a digital sticky note to any webpage as a reminder of important information found on the site or to add questions for further exploration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science of Reading - North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
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K to 6tag(s): literacy (94), phonics (45), preK (238), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13)
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This site is a must-have for use when learning about or implementing Science of Reading instructional practices. Bookmark this information to find facts and details for personal use, use it as an instructional coach, or provide information to parents. As you share and discuss specific content with peers, use a collaborative commenting tool such as NowComment, reviewed here, to enhance your conversations. NowComment offers the ability for you to create group discussions based on any public document.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What the Science Says About How Kids Learn to Read - Education Week
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K to 6tag(s): phonics (45), preK (238), reading strategies (68), Research (57), science of reading (13)
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Share this video with your peers during professional development activities to encourage conversation about literacy instruction in your setting. Include this video with additional resources on literacy research. Consider using Wakelet, reviewed here, to curate and share resources with peers. Include videos, articles, and other relevant information in your Wakelet collection.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What Teachers Should Know About the Science of Reading - Education Week
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K to 6tag(s): literacy (94), preK (238), professional development (283), reading comprehension (127), reading strategies (68), Research (57), science of reading (13)
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Include this video with your other professional development resources as you learn about best practices for literacy instruction. Use a video commenting tool such as playposit, reviewed here, as part of your ongoing discussions to highlight important information and share individual thoughts about the content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Unpacking the Science of Reading: A Conversation With the Editors of Reading Research Quarterly - International Literacy Association
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K to 6tag(s): professional development (283), reading comprehension (127), reading strategies (68), Research (57), science of reading (13)
In the Classroom
Include this conversation as part of your professional development activities in understanding how to teach literacy skills. Use the clip tool found on YouTube to clip short 5 to 60-second highlights from this video to share with peers as part of your discussions about literacy. Use a clip to begin a discussion using Synth, reviewed here. Synth is a super simple podcast creator. Use Synth to begin professional conversations that offer opportunities for all participants to share ideas, questions, and follow-up opportunities with your chosen group.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FCRR Student Center Activities - Florida Center for Reading Research
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K to 6tag(s): fluency (17), phonics (45), preK (238), reading comprehension (127), science of reading (13), vocabulary (233), vocabulary development (86)
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Bookmark this site as a helpful resource for finding research-based and teacher-tested activities to develop literacy skills for students. Be sure to visit the Teacher Resource Guide to understand all of the information included with each activity and understand the specific skills targeted.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Collection: Volume 1 January 2022 - Virginia State Literacy Association (VSLA)
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K to 12tag(s): literacy (94), professional development (283), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), writing (285)
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Include information from this collection of articles as part of your ongoing professional development activities. Include this collection along with your other resources using Wakelet, reviewed here. Create a shared Wakelet to collaborate and share information about the Science of Reading with your peers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Educator's Science of Reading Glossary - Virginia State Literacy Association
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K to 12tag(s): fluency (17), phonics (45), preK (238), reading strategies (68), science of reading (13), vocabulary (233)
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Bookmark and save this document as a resource for understanding the Science of Reading approach in your classroom. As you learn about the Science of Reading through professional development opportunities, consider using a curation tool such as Padlet, reviewed here, to collaborate and share ideas with peers. Create a column for each term and add resources such as articles, videos, and teaching resources within your Padlet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement - EDSITEment!
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8 to 12tag(s): 1960s (29), black history (90), civil rights (165), martin luther king (39), oral history (15)
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Integrate this lesson into your teaching about civil rights, Freedom Fighters, or the 1960s to engage students in learning about this period through music. Enhance learning by dividing students into groups to analyze different songs, then ask them to share their findings with the class by sharing a presentation created using one of the tools found at Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here. After viewing the presentations, encourage students to look for similarities within each message. Use Answer Garden, reviewed here, to post a question and ask students to post responses to create a word cloud. For example, ask each group to share important words or concepts from their song, then view the word cloud to understand overlapping content. As a final activity, extend learning by asking students to create interactive timelines that include important civil rights events, 1960s music, and highlights of civil rights leaders' activities. Use a timeline creation tool such as Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here, or the timeline feature found in Padlet, reviewed here. Using either option, ask students to include links to videos, recordings, and discussions of the civil rights events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Unlocking Time - Always Be Learning, Inc.
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K to 1tag(s): classroom management (138), professional development (283)
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Share this resource with your school's administrators and planning teams to use when discussing time management in your school and district. Consider browsing through the site to find options that fit your needs, then share the research and ideas to support your proposals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Evolve EdTech - Evolve EdTech
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K to 12tag(s): computers (101), podcasts (65), resources (85), Teacher Utilities (124), video (241)
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Discover the many free resources to add to your technology toolbox. For example, visit the Jamboard portion of the site to find and download many organizers for posing questions, summarizing, and vocabulary development. Download any of the templates to use or modify to fit your needs. Watch the short tutorials to learn about tips and tricks on using PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams. Use the ideas found on this site to create Google Jamboard, reviewed here, templates that match the educational needs of your students. Learn how to create collections using Wakelet, reviewed here, to curate and share information with students or to use for lesson planning and student projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lesson Ideas and Templates - Pennsbury Educational Technology
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K to 12tag(s): professional development (283)
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Bookmark this site to find teaching resources throughout the year. Use the templates found, and then edit information as needed to fit your curriculum and assessments. Browse through the site to get ideas for creating templates of your own. This site is a curation of ideas from one school district; share this idea with your peers or your technology department to consider creating a tool such as this with materials from within your school district.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Emotional ABC's Curriculum - Emotional ABC's
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K to 5tag(s): preK (238), social and emotional learning (59)
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Discover and use the many free materials included in this curriculum to support SEL lessons in your classroom. Use tools found at Class Tools, reviewed here, to reinforce the material learned during your lessons. For example, use the Image Reveal tool to upload images that show different emotions and ask students to guess the emotion by removing tiles. Extend learning further by using FlipGrid, reviewed here, to record videos of students expressing different emotions. Then ask students to add comments on ways to respond in different situations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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#TeachLivingPoets - Melissa Alter Smith
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8 to 12tag(s): authors (100), cross cultural understanding (148), identity (25), poetry (183)
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Bookmark and save this site as a resource for finding and including contemporary poets and poems in your poetry units. Share with students, then have them browse through the site to find poets that appeal to them. Curate and share favorites using Milanote, reviewed here. Milanote is a virtual tool for organizing information that allows you to upload images, files, links, and notes. Ask students to share information about favorite poets, portions of poems, or lists of favorite phrases from poems they have read. Use Edji, reviewed here to enhance learning through collaborative discussions of the text of poems. Edji includes tools for providing group discussions along with areas for individuals to add notes for personal use. Create groups within Edji based on your students' interests and preferred poets. Enhance learning by asking students to write poems of their own or share a poetry reading of a favorite poem. Use a podcasting tool such as Synth, reviewed here, to record and share audio and video recordings of student poetry readings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Social and Emotional Learning Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): emotions (44), empathy (27), social and emotional learning (59)
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Find resources to educate yourself and your students about various topics related to social-emotional learning. This collection includes lesson plans, digital check-ins, toolkits, professional resources, and more. Share this curated list with your colleagues and families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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