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Tag: Mark Pennington
How to Teach Vocabulary
How to Teach Vocabulary asks and provides possible answers to the How Do the Common Core Authors Suggest We Teach Vocabulary?
How to Teach Writing Mechanics
How to Teach Writing Mechanics asks and provides possible answers to the What is (and isn't) Writing Mechanics, Why Teach Writing Mechanics? When Should We Teach…
How to Teach English Grammar
How to Teach English Grammar asks and provides possible answers to the most pressing When, Why, How, What, and Whom questions related to teaching grammar.
Grammar Programs
Teachers frequently ask which grammar program will best meet the needs of their students. Check out these assessment-based, Common Core-aligned programs in these instructional formats: traditional,…
Read 180 Foundational Reading Assessment
This article details and provides criticism of the READ 180 screening and placement assessment: Foundational Reading Assessment.
READ 180 and Phonemic Awareness
Specifically, in this article I’m taking a look at the phonological awareness component from one of the two READ 180 screening and placement assessments used in…
Comparing READ 180 and Language! Live
Language!® Live is the re-vamped Language!® program from Voyager Sopris with new contributing author Louisa Cook Moats; and READ 180 Next Generation is the thoroughly revised…
FREE Diagnostic Reading and ELA Assessments
Teachers need accurate and teachable ELA and reading assessments and recording matrices to inform decision-making about whole class and individualized instruction. Each of these assessments has…