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Dr. Louisa Moats
Author of LANGUAGE! Live®
Defending the "D" Word ... Dyslexia
October 5, 2017

Henry Ward Beecher once said, a word is a “peg to hang ideas on.” A single word can conjure a host of meanings and associations. “Dyslexia” is such a word. In the last couple of years, well-known and respected researchers have been arguing that it is time to do away with the “D word.”

  • Dyslexia
  • Literacy
  • Struggling Readers
 
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Michael Milone
 
Scripts and Lyrics: Two Amazing Resources
September 21, 2017

Let's get right to the point. Students are most interested in what they are interested in. In any classroom, the range of interests is infinite and changes whimsically. However, there are two things nearly every student is interested in: movies and music. That means movie scripts and song lyrics can be amazing reading resources in many ways.

  • General Education
  • Literacy
  • Student Engagement
 
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Nancy Boyles
 
For Improved Literacy Performance—Teach to the Rigor, Not to the Test
September 14, 2017

What does it mean to “teach to the test,” and how is it different from “teaching to the rigor?” Many schools and districts give students round after round of reading and writing items that mimic the questions they will see on their state’s high-stakes assessment. Some educators believe practice makes perfect and, hence, more practice is better than less in increasing students’ odds for higher test scores.

  • ELA
  • General Education
  • Literacy
  • Standards
 
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Gretchen Wing
 
How Teachers Can Use Their Annual Parent Letter To Get To Know Their Students
May 31, 2017

That ultra-basic approach—fed children learn better than hungry ones—has a counterpart in the realm of individualized strategies for dealing with struggling students.

  • Classroom Management
  • General Education
  • Parental Involvement
  • Positive School Climate
  • Struggling Students
 
Dr. Louisa Moats
Author of LANGUAGE! Live®
Don't Miss the Point: Content-Focused Reading Instruction Is Crucial
May 17, 2017

While many language skills and comprehension strategies are embedded in daily lessons, teachers know that the overall purpose of each lesson sequence is to understand content related to a theme. The reason for reading a text is clear: The text is worthwhile. It is complex and rich.

  • Education Technology
  • Literacy
  • Reading Intervention
  • Struggling Readers
  • Struggling Students
 
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Gretchen Wing
 
Versatile Comprehension Strategies: Using Extended Metaphor Across Disciplines
April 5, 2017

During my 20 years of teaching high school English and Social Studies, however, I found the power of metaphor stretched far beyond poetry. When extended, a metaphor is more than a descriptive tool; it becomes a system for comprehending and articulating complex concepts.

  • General Education
  • Literacy
  • Writing