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Understanding Differentiated Instruction
Video of reading expert, Sharon Vaughn, discussing how differentiation benefits all students – both struggling and higher-achieving.
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Changes to I.D.E.A.
Video that provides background information about RTI within IDEA and how the relationship between general and special education has changed.
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Importance of Tier I
Video in which educators discuss focusing on core content-area (Tier 1) instruction rather than interventions.
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Understanding Response to Intervention
Video of reading expert, Sharon Vaughn, discussing RTI for both prevention of learning difficulties and special education identification.
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Fluency: Calculating Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Directions for computing a student’s words correct per minute (wcpm) score after doing an oral reading fluency (ORF) check.
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Fluency: Text Reading Levels
Defines independent, instructional, and frustrational levels. Also describes how to calcluate a student's reading accuracy percentage.
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Comprehension: Thinking Aloud to Teach Self-Monitoring (Example)
Provides an example of a teacher thinking aloud to model comprehension-monitoring during reading.
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Comprehension: Scaffolding for Struggling Readers
Provides a list of scaffolds to support students' comprehension. Includes using small-group instruction, modeling, and providing effective feedback.
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