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Lorena Hendricks
Educational Consultant
Leveraging ‘The Big 5 of Reading’ in the Elementary Classroom—Part 2
January 23, 2020

Part 2 of 2 discussing “The Big 5 of Reading” components and instruction, including Phonemic Awareness and Phonics/Advanced Word Study. Part 2 will address Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

  • Elementary
  • Reading
 
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Lorena Hendricks
Educational Consultant
Leveraging ‘The Big 5 of Reading’ in the Elementary Classroom—Part 1
January 16, 2020

Part 1 of 2 discussing “The Big 5 of Reading” components and instruction, including Phonemic Awareness and Phonics/Advanced Word Study. Part 2 will address Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

  • Elementary
  • Reading
 
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Jenny Minter
Teacher
The ‘Write Stuff’ for Young Writers: The Picture Story/Word Story Strategy
January 9, 2020

Rather than writing like an adult, children should be encouraged to write at their developmental level. When this happens, children feel more empowered to take risks and experiment with written language.

  • Early Childhood
  • LETRS
  • Writing
 
Dr. Lucy Hart Paulson
Author of Good Talking Words
A Very Wise Decision, Investing in PreK Education
December 4, 2019

Children first need our guidance to build a foundation that then can be deepened with play exploration. So how about playful instruction with planful play guiding our preK implementation?

  • Early Childhood
  • Early Literacy
  • prek
 
Pam Austin
Pam Austin
Manager of Professional Learning for Voyager Sopris Learning
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: The Rewards of Advanced Decoding and Vocabulary Instruction
November 13, 2019

A short-term intervention like REWARDS can provide long-term effects building student confidence as they warm up to the idea of “reading to learn.” Take a look into why such an intervention would be positively impactful.

  • Literacy
  • Reading Intervention
  • Vocabulary
 
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Amanda Morgan
Voyager Sopris Learning
Spooky Shadows, Socrates, and the Science of Reading: Part Two
November 13, 2019

The science of reading is irrefutable and can light our path. There is no room for escapism or egotism in education, especially when we are dealing with the mind and future of a child. Taking time to evaluate where we are as teachers of reading is key to taking the next step in our journey to sound literacy instruction.

  • Literacy
  • Reading Intervention