Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development
On October 24, join Kathleen H. McClaskey, President of EdTech Associates, and Joan Sedita, founding partner of Keys To Literacy, in this free online event as they discuss and demonstrate the ways that technology can remove barriers to learning and improve literacy skills of all students.
Building Language Throughout the Year
This article and free publication from Brookes Publishing is designed to help build vocabulary and language skills through activities that also teach children to focus and listen more effectively, get along with others and solve problems.
Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation Tool
Dr. Susan B. Neuman has developed this research-based tool to help professionals rate the early literacy environment of home-based settings so they can guide care providers in the improvement of the literacy of their children.
Creating Readers: Secrets of the "Book Whisperer"
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In this article from Teacher Magazine, Donalyn Miller, sixth grade language arts and social studies teacher, discusses her teaching techniques and how she her students received a100 percent passing rate on the reading portion of the Texas Assessment and Knowledge and Skills.