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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Notice and Note Signposts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A reading routine which provides students with look fors as they are reading and encourages them to reread a portion of a text to answer a question about the meaning of the text.
Article
Other

Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief article, which discusses ways in which teenagers can eat a healthy vegetarian diet. Here, read tips that will help vegetarians get the protein and nutrition they need to stay healthy.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Increasing Comprehension Through Prediction Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for a lesson about predicting the outcomes of stories based off their first lines. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as...
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

Skimming Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Timed practice and multiple choice questions are this site's offering. First you skim, rapidly, then you answer the questions and get immediate feedback and a chance to continue practicing.
Article
Other

How the Language Really Works: Restatement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choosing when to read for simple comprehension is the focus of this brief article.
Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Making Predictions

For Students 9th - 10th
Notes on using the reading strategy of making predictions before and during reading to increase comprehension. Notes can be both read and listened to.
Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle With Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
There are five components of reading instruction for struggling adolescent readers: Word identification/decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Fluency, and Engagement/motivation. These components are discussed and a video of middle school...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Gallery Walk (Carousel)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This strategy helps students refine their understanding of texts to meet reading expectations and engage in group conversations to meet speaking and listening expectations.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Accountable Talk

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This strategy helps students refine their understanding of texts to meet reading expectations, engage in group conversations to meet speaking and listening expectations, and prepare for writing about texts.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Five Areas of Instructional Improvement to Increase Academic Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How can content-area, non-reading-specialist teachers contribute to academic literacy? They can incorporate these five techniques throughout their lessons: (1) provide explicit instruction and supported practice in effective...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Soaps Tone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This strategy helps students refine their understanding of texts to meet reading expectations, engage in group conversations to meet speaking and listening expectations, prepare for writing about texts, and engage in language analysis of...
Handout
Other

University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Additional Evidence Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
There are two kinds of additional evidence questions on the LSAT: strengthening evidence and weakening evidence. This article describes strategies for answering these types of questions along with examples.
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

Study Zone: Scanning Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your scanning skills by racing the clock with this exercise.
Unit Plan
Other

How to Study: Study Skills Topic Pages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Frustrated with study habits that don't work? Change your approach in a few easy steps.
Website
Other

Water Use It Wisely: Links and Resources for Water Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive reference page with numerous links to water conservation resources. On your quest to begin your own water preservation program, you can reach clean water organizations, read water conservation tips, research landscape...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Tp Castt

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This strategy helps students refine their understanding of poetry to meet reading expectations, engage in group conversations to meet speaking and listening expectations, prepare for writing about texts, and engage in language analysis...
Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...
Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...

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