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“De que se trata esto?” A leer para entender junto con su niño
Reading Rockets
Read these tips for helping your child figure out when to ask for help with reading (Spanish version).
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“Four R” Note-Taking Template
Doing What Works
English teacher Jim Burke created this template to help secondary students take notes as they read a text.
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“I Can…” Reading Strategy Books
Doing What Works
This student booklet was created by a second-grade teacher to help her students keep track of the reading strategies they have learned and to remind them to use them as they read. Watch the presentation, Targeting Reading Strategies: Summarizing to hear how Stanley uses these booklets in her classroom.
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“What’s this About?” Reading for Meaning with Your Child
Reading Rockets
Read these tips for helping your child figure out when to ask for help with reading.
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10 Defusing Phrases to Use at IEP Meetings
Understood
Here are 10 stay-calm phrases you can use to redirect conversation and defuse tense situations.
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10 Key Policies and Practices for In-School Tutoring
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
This document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to implement in-school tutoring.
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10 Key Policies and Practices for Reading Intervention
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
This document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to improve reading intervention. Also included is a list of research evidence supporting the recommendations.
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10 Key Policies and Practices for Teaching English Language Learners
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
The ninth installment of MCPER’s “10 Key” series, this document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to improve instruction for English language learners.
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10 Key Reading Practices for All Elementary Schools
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
This document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to improve elementary students’ reading outcomes. Also included are descriptions of what students should know and be able to do at the elementary grade levels.
Topic: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Writing
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10 Key Reading Practices for All Middle and High Schools
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
This handbook describes ten reading practices for middle and high schools with strong evidence of effectiveness from high-quality research, including selected grade level descriptions of what students should know and be able to do.
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10 Key Writing Policies and Practices for All Schools With Strong Evidence of Effectiveness From High-Quality Research
The Meadows Center for Improving Educational Risk
The second installment of MCPER’s new “10 Key” series, this document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to improve students’ writing outcomes.
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10 Tips for a Better IEP Meeting
Understood
In this video, Understood explains its top 10 tips for a better IEP meeting.
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14 phonics rules for reading and spelling
Understood
Watch this presentation to learn some useful rules about phonics and spelling.
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2020-2021 Priority Instructional Content in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics
Student Achievement Partners
These documents were developed for the 2020-21 academic year in response to the disruption of the global pandemic of COVID-19. They provide guidance for the field about the content priorities by leveraging the structure and emphases of college- and career-ready mathematics and ELA/literacy standards.
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3 Questions to Ask Before Downloading Apps for Kids
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
This checklist shares three questions for families to ask before downloading apps for kids.
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5 Questions Parents and Educators Can Ask to Start Conversations About Using Terms Like Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Here are questions parents and educators can ask to clarify the terms: dyslexia, learning disabilities, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
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5 Self-Advocacy Sentence Starters for Middle-Schoolers With Dyslexia
Understood
Learn how to build self-advocacy skills to help you get what they need. Rehearsing common situations can help you know where to start.
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6 Shifts Needed for Better Family Engagement
The Search Institute
Shifts that successful schools, organizations, and coalitions are making to develop key character strengths in youth.
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7 Tips to Help Kids Understand What They Read
Understood
Use these seven tips to help improve your child’s reading comprehension.
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7 Top Tips to Support Key Stage 2 Children Reading at Home
Education Endowment Foundation
Shared reading is a great way to develop children’s language and communication and to boost reading skills. These tips help support children ages 7 to 11.
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