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Improving Comprehension Through Text Discussion: What Does the Research Say?
Adolescent Literacy > Text Discussion > Learn What Works
Dr. Michael Kamil describs the results of a meta-analysis that reviewed 42 studies examining the effects of text discussion on reading comprehension.
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Expert Interview
A Classroom Scenario
Adolescent Literacy > Vocabulary Instruction > Learn What Works
In this interview Dr. Curtis describes what good vocabulary instruction would look like in a classroom. She addresses the need for explicit instruction and multiple practice opportunities in a...
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Expert Interview
Explicit Vocabulary-Teaching Strategies
Adolescent Literacy > Vocabulary Instruction > Learn What Works
Dr. Curtis describes explicit vocabulary instruction and provides classroom examples, talks about key strategies students can learn to make them independent vocabulary learners, and explains why it...
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Expert Interview
The Value of Teaching Comprehension Strategies
Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > Learn What Works
Dr. Janice Dole gives an overview of the recommendation to provide direct and explicit comprehension strategy instruction.
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Expert Interview
Comprehension Strategies for Struggling Readers
Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > Learn What Works
Dr. Don Deshler describes the characteristics of research-based, explicit, comprehension strategy instruction, including modeling, scaffolding, and opportunities for practice in a variety of...
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Expert Interview
Learning to Think Proportionally
Fractions > Ratio, Rate, Proportion > Learn What Works
Dr. James Lewis discusses what it means to think proportionally and offers examples from everyday contexts. He describes the conceptual progression toward working with cross-multiplication and...
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Expert Interview
Ratio, Rate, Proportion Problems
Fractions > Ratio, Rate, Proportion > Learn What Works
Dr. Lewis demonstrates how to work through two examples of problems involving ratios. Related Files: Ratio, Rate, and Proportion Problems (Sample Material)
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Expert Interview
Supporting Teachers' Conceptual Understanding
Fractions > Fractions Operations > Learn What Works
Listen to this interview with instructional facilitator Jonathan Wray as he describes how his district uses walk-throughs as one element of a multifaceted professional development plan for...
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Expert Interview
The Concepts Behind Operations
Fractions > Fractions Operations > Learn What Works
Dr. David C. Geary describes how to build students’ understanding of the concepts underlying operations with fractions, common misconceptions that children have, and what can be learned from their...
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Expert Interview
Number Lines: A Key Representational Tool
Fractions > Fractions as Numbers > Learn What Works
Dr. Yukari Okamoto describes the misconceptions that students have about fractions and how to help them understand fractions’ place in the number system. She demonstrates instructional approaches...
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Expert Interview
A Teacher’s Perspective: How to Use the Practice Guide
Fractions > Fractions as Numbers > Learn What Works
Laurie Thompson served as a practitioner representative on the IES panel for teaching fractions. In this interview she describes how she first became aware of the importance of using a number line...
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Expert Interview
Building on Intuitive Understanding
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > Learn What Works
Dr. Thomas P. Carpenter discusses the importance of building children’s conceptual understanding of fractions based on intuitive ideas about sharing and apportioning objects. He demonstrates...
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Expert Interview
