Read It Again, Mom (Dad, Teacher, Sis, Nana!)
Reading Books Many Times
Repeated Read Alouds with Children
This tip provides background information for:
- WHY we should read familiar texts over and over with children
- WHO is especially in need of hearing multiple re-readings
- HOW we can make this happen
Repeated read alouds are fun for both children and adults – so jump in and read it again . . . and again . . . and again!
January 2016
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Read to Your Dog!
 Read to Your Dog – The Importance of Practice Reading
This tip shares strategies to support emergent readers in ‘practice’ reading to their siblings, cousins, pets, stuffed animals, or dolls! This practice reading supports students in:
- Feeling like a reader
- Practicing concepts about print
- Developing fluency
This can be helpful for students who are emergent readers and early conventional readers. The tip also includes what NOT to do when practicing.
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Core Modeling How To
March 2016
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Morning Message
April 2016
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Eye Gaze Flipbook: How To
May 2016
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Writing With Photos – Tips & Tricks
We all know that children need regular and active interactions with print. This month’s tip gives some suggestions for making writing meaningful. Using pictures taken during a class activity immediately after the activity is completed, and then writing about them, is a fabulous way to heighten student engagement!
Thanks to Patty Ashby, Speech Pathologist extraordinaire, who knows the value of doing lessons about live earth worms... and how much fun they are to write about.
June 2016
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COMING SOON...
July 2016
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August 2016
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September 2016
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October 2016
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November 2016
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December 2016
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