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Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Overview & Tools
This overview describes phonological awareness and its importance. It emphasizes planning instruction along a sequential developmental continuum of skills, scaffolding instruction, and providing...
Overview
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > Overview & Tools
This overview explains interactive and dialogic reading, its importance to children's language development, and how teachers can implement this practice. It highlights the teacher's use of...
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > Overview & Tools
As part of a coherent approach to using data effectively, districts need to provide a high-quality data system. A Data System Advisory Council can support the planning, design, and implementation...
School Turnaround > Leadership > Overview & Tools
This overview describes strong leadership and its importance. It outlines the characteristics of strong leaders and effective leadership practices in turnaround schools.
Preschool Language & Literacy > Overview & Tools
Watch this short overview to learn about the importance of preschool education to a child's long-term success. The overview explains how to use two research-based practices to improve instruction...
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
Use this presentation to learn how practices for Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making can be implemented to improve instruction and learning. Through implementing...
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > Overview & Tools
Schools and districts need to provide supports, such as school-based facilitators, professional development, and structured collaboration time, to help all stakeholders develop the knowledge and...
Data for Instruction > Vision for Data > Overview & Tools
Establishing a whole-school culture of data use helps all stakeholders make thoughtful, consistent, and appropriate data-based decisions. Schools can develop a data plan and team to guide the use...
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools
As part of a coherent approach to using data for instructional improvement, teachers can use a cycle of instructional improvement. This cycle begins with collecting and preparing data using results...
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > Learn What Works
Dr. Lonigan discusses dialogic reading, its importance to children's learning, key features, questioning techniques, lesson planning, and teacher support. Dr. Lonigan is Associate Director of the...
Expert Interview
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > Learn What Works
Dr. Landry describes the developmental continuum of phonological awareness and why it is important to address skills at the highest level of the continuum, including linking letters and...
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Watch Dr. Louisa Moats, reading expert and consultant, demonstrate activities for teaching segmentation and connecting sounds to letters.
