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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing

For Teachers K - 1st
Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers. It presents some of the core information that teachers need to help young children learn to read and write well and to support the children who struggle. The...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Post It Writing Process

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, teachers can use a post-it note as a template for students to check their work throughout the writing process. Links to the 6-traits are included.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Painting Places With Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students learn how to paint a setting with their descriptive choice of words.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teaching Spanish-speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is animals. Exercise follows short reading. Instructions are in Spanish; exercise in English.