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Ten Reasons Teachers Avoid RtI Collaboration
If your school and/or district is moving toward an RtI model, knowing the ten reasons why teachers avoid RtI Collaboration will help those committed to the…
CCSS Language Progressive Skills Standards
The Language Strand has been one of the most controversial components of the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES,…
Community College Reading Programs
Increased enrollment in our community colleges has created an economic double-whammy for both hard-pressed state budgets and for community colleges themselves. An increasingly key factor in…
Common Core Grammar Standards
The Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language strands. The Common Core Grammar Standards are…
How to Dissect a Writing Prompt
Knowing exactly what the writing assignment requires in terms of the audience, role of the writer, topic and its context, purpose of the essay, essay format,…
How Many Essay Comments and What Kind
So, to summarize how many essay comments and what kind, writing research would suggest the following: Comment on rough drafts, not final drafts. Limit the amount…
Good Reading Fluency, but Poor Reading Comprehension
Teachers and parents see it more and more: good reading fluency, but poor reading comprehension. Repeated reading practice to build fluency needs to be balanced with…
How to Write Effective Essay Comments
Teachers need to know how to distinguish among corrective, directive, and facilitative responses, the components of written discourse, and closing comments to provide instructive essay comments.