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Observation Tool: Explicit Systematic Instruction
Observation checklist to use when looking for features of effective instruction such as reviewing prior knowledge, modeling, and providing immediate feedback.
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Differentiated Instruction: Key to Student Success
Online professional development module that describes effective instructional features, including modeling, scaffolding, multiple student responses, and immediate feedback.
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Comprehension: Activating Background Knowledge
Lesson teaching students to preview a text before reading. Includes making predictions and connecting to background knowledge.
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Vocabulary & Word Study: Building Words with Morphemes
Lesson teaching students to analyze multisyllabic words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
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Fluency: Chunking Text Effectively
Lesson teaching students to use effective phrasing, or chunking, as they read. Also provides an example of how to adapt this lesson to meet specific students' needs.
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Fluency: Chunking Text Effectively (Adapted)
Lesson teaching students to use effective phrasing, or chunking, as they read.
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Comprehension: Mental Imagery Lesson
Lesson teaching students to visualize, or create mental images, while they read. Provides an example "Mental Imagery Log" for teachers to use.
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Comprehension: Check the Main Idea
Lesson teaching a specific strategy for identifying main ideas in a text.
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