June 2008
Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
by knannThis is an outstanding resource....
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.
Behind the Lesson provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Wordle: using word clouds in a lesson
by knannNice example of how to use wordle in the classroom as a pre-reading strategy.
April 2008
Putting the Pieces Together
by knannIntegrating technology with Marzano's Instructional Strategies to improve student learning.
January 2008
Resource: Teaching Foreign Languages K-12: A Library of Classroom Practices
by knannTeaching Foreign Languages K–12 is a video library illustrating effective instruction and assessment strategies for teaching foreign languages
September 2005
Spellits
by knannDesigned for 7 - 11 year olds, this website offers interactive online activities and printable resources which teach spelling strategies, rules and patterns for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
The site can be used as a stand-alone resource or as a complement to the BBC "Spell it Out" and "Spelling with the Spellits" television series and
Activity Books.
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