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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Teaching Reading: Classroom Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A collection of effective, research-based classroom strategies to help build and strengthen literacy skills in print awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Main Idea With Supporting Details

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize main ideas and supporting details provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as Main Idea Pyramids, Number Notes, QAR (Question/Answer...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Thinking Like an Expert: Teacher Modeling and Thinking Aloud

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource explores instructional practices for using think-aloud in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies classes. Think-Aloud examples are provided in both science and math. Download and print a resource...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Making Connections in Your Teaching

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Connect teaching goals with strategies that enhance learning. Select teaching goals, review the tips provided, then brainstorm and list strategies you would use to help students make connections. Compare your answers to other teachers'...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: How to Differentiate Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A very helpful introduction to differentiated instruction, which includes research on this type of instruction and steps for teachers to take in differentiating their instruction. Links to additional information are also provided under...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Developing Academic Language: Got Words?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a research-based article concerning how to best teach academic vocabulary. Research finds that most teachers assign and mention vocabulary, but to be effective, instruction must be direct and meaningful. Recommendations for...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover how contextual factors count when learning a second language.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Visual Impairments Fact Sheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This PDF fact sheet, written by the NICHCY, provides details on visual impairments, and includes a thorough definition, incidence, characteristics, and educational implications, as well as listed resources and organizations. Printable...
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Visual Impairments Fact Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This fact sheet, written by the NICHCY, provides details on visual impairments, and includes a thorough definition, incidence, characteristics, and educational implications, as well as listed resources and organizations. Printable for an...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.
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LD Online

Ld Online: Behavior Modification in the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Would you like to reinforce or diminish certain behaviors im your classroom? This article explains the fundamentals to effectively use behavior modificatiom in the school setting.
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Lesson Plan
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Guided Reading [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Learn what guided reading is and how it to use it in the classroom to increase literacy skills. Discover guided reading strategies to use before, during, and after reading. Then follow-up with information on how to create right questions...
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Other

Edudemic: The 4 Step Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Do you know what critical thinking is? Do you know how to successfully incorporate it into your classroom? This site features a practical guide for incorporating critical thinking strategies into your teaching strategies.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Shape Sudoku

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Sudoku puzzles are fun for all ages. To complete a puzzle there must be one of each shape in a row, column and quadrant. It's a great way to teach strategies while the children are solving the puzzles.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Source: Civil Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian offers a variety of teaching supplements to be used in lessons on civil rights such as documents, teaching strategies, and historic photographs. Civil rights for other minorities are also discussed.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Witches Brew

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart concentrates on subtraction but uses a wide variety of teaching strategies to help students understand subtraction. The clever theme keeps their attention and problems are stated in...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Zoo Addition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart concentrates on addition but uses a wide variety of teaching strategies to help students understand addition. The clever theme keeps their attention and problems are stated in several...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Character Bully

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart addresses lessons that teach strategies for children to deal with bullies. There are also links to games on the CDC website.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learning critical thinking skills can only take a student so far. Critical thinking depends on knowing relevant content very well and thinking about it, repeatedly. Here are five strategies, consistent with the research, to help bring...
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Brown University

Brown University: Teaching Diverse Learners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with English language learners (ELL). This Web site provides access to publications, educational materials, and the work of experts in the field.
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Handout
LD Online

Ld Online: Educators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides information about learning disabilities, from experts all over the world. This page specifically provides help, strategies, and ideas to educators of people with learning disabilities.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: How to Increase Higher Order Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Parents and teachers can do a lot to encourage higher order thinking. Here are some strategies to help foster children's complex thinking.
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Other

Criteria for Authentic Project Based Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this site to view a comprehensive list of criteria for project-based learning. This simple list is the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and students.
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Other

A Workshop on Inquiry Based Learning Using the Internet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a workshop on inquiry-based learning using the Internet.

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