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Drama in the Classroom: Reader’s Theatre as Fluency Practice
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Read tips on how to implement reader’s theatre in the classroom and download free reader’s theatre scripts.
Learning English with your Children and Teens: Using a Chore Chart to Practice Overall Fluency
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Planning out the week’s chores provides an excellent opportunity to practice English skills.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Engaging Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged children in Literacy-Focused Guided Play
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Caregivers can implement three key elements to help grow literacy and pre-literacy skills.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Three tips to keep in mind while watching TV as a home learning activity.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning: Retelling a Story Using a Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Children can practice their comprehension skills using this approach and our included graphic organizer.
Filling the Gaps: Text Sets Build Background Knowledge and Improve Comprehension of Informational Texts
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Consider the objective of the unit and what students already know, and then begin building a diverse set of texts for students to read.
Caregiver Involvement When Reading Books to Children
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Children’s literacy development benefits when they discuss four key elements of stories read by their caregivers.
Dialogic Reading for Families: Part 1
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Use of the PEER strategy during read alouds to help children build vocabulary and make connections.
Dialogic Reading: Part 2
Thursday, March 31, 2016
How to help your child focus on important reading skills while discussing a text using the CROWD strategy.