Accelerating Response to Intervention (RTI)
Accelerating Response to Intervention (RTI)
Michael Optiz and Michael Ford discuss strategies and considerations for successfully implementing the Response to Inter... Read more
17 Nov 2010
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4mins
A Workshop Approach to Teaching Reading and Writing
A Workshop Approach to Teaching Reading and Writing
Lucy Calkins, senior author of the Units of Study for Reading/Writing explains how the workshop model of teaching readin... Read more
7 Nov 2010
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3mins
Making Word Learning Fun for All Students
Making Word Learning Fun for All Students
This introductory chapter from Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey's latest book on student vocabulary instruction and develop... Read more
18 Oct 2010
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9mins
Secrets of a Master Writer: An Interview With Donald Graves
Secrets of a Master Writer: An Interview With Donald Graves
Donald Graves (1930-2010), a long-time University of New Hampshire literature professor and prolific educational author,... Read more
6 Oct 2010
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24mins
Connecting With Reluctant Middle School Writers
Connecting With Reluctant Middle School Writers
Laura Robb (author of Teaching Middle School Writers) and Jim Burke (author of What's the Big Idea?) discuss teaching st... Read more
8 Sep 2010
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22mins
Reaching Generation Y Readers and Writers
Reaching Generation Y Readers and Writers
In this video podcast educational authors Jim Burke (What's the Big Idea?) and Laura Robb (Teaching Middle School Writer... Read more
30 Aug 2010
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22mins
Overview of Units of Study for Teaching Reading
Overview of Units of Study for Teaching Reading
Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, gives an ove... Read more
25 Aug 2010
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11mins
Architecture of a Reading Workshop Lesson
Architecture of a Reading Workshop Lesson
An overview of the different types of minilessons and essential elements of elementary reading lessons using the reading... Read more
16 Aug 2010
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19mins
Vocabulary Instruction to Boost Student Achievement
Vocabulary Instruction to Boost Student Achievement
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share tips and principles of vocabulary instruction from their latest book on providing ef... Read more
11 Aug 2010
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9mins
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) for Response to Intervention (RtI)
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) for Response to Intervention (RtI)
Literacy consultant Joyce Gordon interviews guided reading intervention experts and educational authors Irene Fountas an... Read more
2 Aug 2010
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58mins