Writing  Writing Block~Some Mini-Lessons That Might Be Included in the Modeling. (PDF) (P, J, I)    Writing (P, J) What is writing? (P, J) Writing Block (P, J, I) Writing Mini-Lessons (P) Early mini lessons (P) Fluent mini lessons topics, brainstorming, and beginnings (P, J) Writing Plan  Writing Prompts & Journal Topics  (hundreds of ideas for writing prompts journal topics)  Graphic Organizers:   Graphic Organizers (P, J, I) Graphic Organizers (P, J, I) Graphic Organizers - Twelve graphic organizers that can be printed out and used in the classroom. Including Venn Diagram, Storyboard, Spider,  Family Tree, etc. Graphic Organizers (P, J, I) Web Tools for Educators: Graphic Organizer Makers The generators will allow you to make graphics organizers by filling out a simple form. (P, J, I)

Working with Words  Words Block  Word Walls   Working With Words Grades 1-3  Working With Words The Nifty-Fifty ~4 Blocks for Upper Grades Word Wall Activity List   (P, J)  Words for the Word Wall (PDF) (P)  Word Wall Words List  4 Blocks Word Wall Words for First Grade  WORKING WITH WORDS ACTIVITIES (for second portion of the words block)  Easter Word Wall Words (PDF) (P) Valentine Word Wall Words (PDF)(P) Luck of The Irish Word Wall Words (PDF) (P) Thanksgiving Word Wall Words (PDF) (P) Word Wall Lists (K-3) (PDF)

Resources

Books:

Books available at Bayside:

Blueprint for Literacy~A Handbook of Effective Teaching Practices, Upper Grand District School Board [Also available on a CD-ROM)

Classroom Instruction that Works, Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering & Jane E. Pollock

Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write, Richard Allington & Patricia Cunningham

Do I Really Have to to Teach Them Reading?, Cris Tovani

I Read It, But I Don't Get It~Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers, Cris Tovani

Making the Grades~Evaluation Student Progress, R.J. Cornfield, Kathleen Coyle & Als.

Motivating Underarchievers, Carolyn Coil

Reading and Writing in the Middle Years, David Booth

Schools That Work:  Where All Children Read and Write, Richard Allington & Patricia Cunningham

Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding , Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis

Still Learing to Read, Franki Sibberson & Karen Szymusiak

The Power of Retelling~Developmental Steps for Building Comprehension, Vicki Benson & Caprice Cummins

Teaching Reading in Middle School~A Strategic Approach to Teaching Reading That Improves Comprehension and Thinking, Laura Robb

Tribes~A New Way of Learning Together, Jeanne Gibbs

When Kids Can't Read~What Teachers Can Do, Kylene Beers
 
 
 
 

 

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