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Common Core Vocabulary
The Common Core State Standards emphasize a balanced approach to vocabulary development. Unlike some of the other ELA Standards, the vocabulary Standards are quite specific. Although much of…
Top Twelve Spelling Trends and Fads
A dozen of the most popular instructional spelling trends and fads over the last thirty years are described and rated as “TRUE” or “FALSE,” in terms…
Diagnostic Spelling Assessment
In this five part series on How to Teach Spelling, this first post discusses and provides teaching resources for diagnostic spelling tests.
Free Informal Reading Assessments
Individual reading assessments are time-consuming and inefficient. Effective reading assessments that are 1. comprehensive 2. diagnostic and 3. They must be easy to give, easy to…