LD Online
Ld Online: Strategies for Composition in the Writing Process
An extensive discourse on strategies to teach writing skills to learning disabled children. Authors have developed an approach known as self-regulated strategy development (SRSD). In this paper they elaborate on the research they...
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New Jersey Dept. Of Ed: Teacher Practices for Kindergarten Ccss for Ela [Pdf]
These teacher practices correlate with the Common Core English Language ArtsLiteracy State Standards for Kindergarten and are intended to give teachers guidance as they carefully, and systematically plan for language arts literacy...
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Processing
Processing is a programming language, development environment, and online community which has promoted software literacy within the visual arts and visual literacy within technology.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Studying Elephants
A photographer trails elephants in Kenya in this video segment from Africa. [7:52]
LD Online
Ld Online: Teaching Expressive Writing to Ld Students
Author provides a research-based instructional essay on three components that consistently led to improved outcomes: adhering to a basic framework, teaching critical steps in the writing process, and providing feedback.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness
Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission
SCU uses StoryCorps' tested interviewing techniques-combined with outstanding radio broadcasts and animated shorts-to support high school students in the development of identity and in drawing connections between their unique strengths...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Dogon and the Dama
In this video segment from Africa, learn about the Dama, a rare event and rite of passage for the Dogon in Mali.
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Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Release
In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Leads Part Ii
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize different types of leads and will choose which leads best fit different pieces of writing. This is a part of the process of organizing and revising a piece of writing.
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Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Capture
Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature. [4:31]
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Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Phonemic Activities
Come and learn more about these awesome phonemic activities for the preschool or elementary classroom.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Tornados in the Us
[Free Registration/Login Required] Overview: In this lesson, students will learn the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and when and where they are most likely to occur. They will learn that the United States is the country most...