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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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Handouts: Intervention Instruction
Provides information and tools related to the instructional tiers, five reading components, effective instructional features, and interventions. Includes instructional planning templates, example intervention plans, and data analysis tools.
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RTI Leadership Summit 2009 – Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA; PDF of presentation)
2009 presentation of research findings behind assessments and interventions in the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA).
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Establishing an Intensive Reading and Writing Program for Secondary Students (Revised), Presentation slides (PDF of presentation)
Presentation slides to support the use of Establishing an Intensive Reading and Writing Program for Secondary Students (Revised), a professional development guide that provides in-depth background knowledge about adolescent literacy, specifically related to struggling readers and writers.
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Resources to Support PLCs Using the IES Practice Guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in K-3
This page provides several resources for elementary educators needing research-based information about effective early reading instruction.
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"Guessing: Why the Reading Wars Won't End" (Letter printed in the Washington Post)
Letter signed by 41 reading researchers, scientists, and academics who support effective, scientificially-based reading instruction. Provides insights into the lack of teacher preparation in early reading instruction. Also discusses the lack of research behind teaching students to guess at words when reading.
Get Resource Louisa Moats Debunks Five Popular Myths About Dyslexia
Visit the International Dyslexia Association's website to read Louisa Moats article on five myths about Dyslexia.
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