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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: How Should We Teach Students to Read Unknown Words?
Online professional development module addressing the questions: “Should I teach students to use semantics and syntax to read words they don’t know? Should I teach students to guess a word based on pictures, context, and/or the first letter of the word?” And, "When a student struggles with the alphabetic principle, should I have him practice reading in decodable texts, or leveled/predictable texts or both?"
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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: What Do We Know About “Balanced” Literacy?
Online professional development module addressing the question: “What Do We Know About “Balanced” Literacy?”
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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: Do Children Learn to Read Naturally?
Online professional development module addressing the question: “I think learning to read is like learning to speak. It’s developed through a process that all children naturally go through. Isn’t this correct?”
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Planning Meaningful Literacy Centers
Video showing one teacher effectively setting up and managing centers and teacher-led small groups.
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Comprehension Strategy: Get the Gist
Video demonstrating the Get the Gist Comprehension strategy.
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Word Identification Strategies: HINTS and SPLIT Strategies
Video that illustrates two strategies for teaching multisyllabic word reading.
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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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