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Assessment-Based Instruction
This article provides the rationale for Assessment-Based Instruction (ABI): a commitment to students to help them catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction.
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: How to Revise Was and Were
Students can eliminate the was and were “to be” verbs in essays by using this strategy. Converting the was and were _ing to the strong, irregular…
10 Reasons Differentiated Instruction Died
Teachers never adopted differentiated instruction, individualized instruction, nor personalized instruction in their classrooms. Here's why and what can be done instead: Assessment-Based Instruction.
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Substitute with Stronger Linking Verbs Lesson
We can get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays by using these strategies. Help your students learn to substitute weak…
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Convert Nouns and Adjectives into Vivid Verbs Lesson
So, how can we get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays to create precision of meaning, specificity, clarity, and just…
Mechanics Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines the…
Grammar Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines the…
Research-Based Spelling Worksheets
The educational research provides insight as to what makes a spelling worksheet an effective instructional strategy for knowledge and/or skills acquisition. Spelling pattern worksheets provide individualized…