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Adolescent Literacy > Vocabulary Instruction > Overview & Tools
Use this tool to plan activities for an in-service for school staff to learn about implementing a schoolwide approach to vocabulary instruction. Content area teachers learn about explicit...
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Reading Comprehension > Engage Students > Overview & Tools
Reading coordinators and literacy coaches can use this planning tool to facilitate an in-service training for teachers. Teachers will view and discuss slideshow examples and use a question chart...
Use this tool to conduct classroom observations and plan feedback conferences with teachers to deepen their understanding of strategies for small group and partner text discussion. The checklist...
Download this inventory tool to assess the degree to which the school has established an engaging schoolwide reading environment. Principals can create a building-level leadership team to identify...
Use this tool to plan in-service activities for staff to learn about establishing a schoolwide reading environment. During this session, teachers will participate in a large group discussion and...
Reading Comprehension > Text Structure > Overview & Tools
Use this tool to help teachers develop instructional plans for teaching about text structure. A note-taking tool guides participants’ viewing of related media and a planning tool identifies...
Professional development providers and literacy coaches can use this tool to introduce teachers to the key concepts in teaching their students about text structure. Included in this tool is a set...
Reading Comprehension > Comprehension Strategies > Overview & Tools
Download this tool to assist teachers when they are selecting text for reading comprehension instruction. The planning chart can serve as a checklist to help teachers to remember important elements...
Use this tool to introduce teachers to the idea of a “gradual release of responsibility,” to help them assess their own practice, and to explore teaching examples they might want to adapt for their...
Professional development providers and literacy coaches can use this tool to introduce teachers to the key concepts in reading comprehension instruction. Included in this tool is a brainstorming...
Fractions > Ratio, Rate, Proportion > Overview & Tools
This planning tool helps middle-grade teachers develop practice problems based in real-world contexts that require students to work with ratios, rates, and proportions. Related Media and...
Math coaches can use this analysis tool to help teachers review student work with ratios and determine what concepts and procedures students have grasped and where they may be struggling. Related...
