Open Court Reading Reading Comprehension

Literature Circle Table Tents

Using literature circles is another way to increase student comprehension.  Even teachers of prescribed reading series should incorporate additional authentic literature in their teaching.  This literature may be related to curricular units and must be high interest and at an appropriate reading level of students. I adapted my reading comprehension posters into Literature Circle Table Tents …

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Digital Literacy and Information

Here are some terrific finds for the end of the school year. 1. A fabulous listing of fake web sites, hoax photos, etc. The best being a site warning of the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide (also known as water). 2. Snag Films Can’t remember where I found this but you can watch documentaries on this …

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It’s Not the Curriculum, It’s Us

Scott McLeod suggests that we might be the problem with education.  Blaming the problem of low-level “kill and drill” education on the test is no excuse: Our prevalent instructional model that emphasizes low-level, decontextualized, factual recall was dominant long before ‘the tests.’ Our challenges of providing higher-order thinking experiences, opportunities for authentic collaboration, and real-world …

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