Improving Teaching and Learning in Reading
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This publication reviews the scholarly literature to determine: (a) current theoretical perspectives and research findings on building reading proficiency at the secondary level and (b) their implications for classroom instruction |
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This book provides a concise and very understandable summary of the research findings related to how children learn to read. |
This database describes in detail all available early reading assessment tools for grades Pre-K to 2 that are published and distributed in the SEDL region. |
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Glossary of Reading-related Terms
This glossary of terms related to reading and reading instruction allows people to quickly and easily check terms as they encounter them. |
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Literacy Profile Folder: How to Use the Literacy Profile
(2001) This brief guide demonstrates how to use the Literacy Profile Folder effectively in the classroom. |
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Reading Across the Region
(1999) This short paper is a summary of reading initiatives and legislation in place or under consideration in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
The Reading First awards database includes districts and schools that receive Reading First funds. Each state's information is maintained by a state Reading First coordinator. Records are summarized by state, locale, and Title I status. |
Teachers, leaders, school systems, and policymakers involved with Reading First need focused information to assist them in the implementation of their Reading First grants. The Reading First Notebook is the place to find that specialized information. Themed issues will contain pertinent articles and information that address special issues such as assessment, professional development, and instruction for special population students along with links to new resources, articles, and Web sites. The Reading First Notebook was published on a quarterly basis from 2004-2006. It is available to download in pdf format so that you can print and share it with teachers and leaders in your school system. We welcome your comments and suggestions related to the Reading First Notebook. Please send them to Stacey Joyner at sjoyner@sedl.org. Reading First Notebook Issues:
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The issue of SEDL Letter concentrates on early reading instruction and assessment. Articles include: (1) Putting Reading First, (2) Ten Myths of Reading Instruction, (3) Reading and the Migrant Student, (4) The Importance of Phonemic Awareness in Learning to Read, (5) Making Every Teacher a Reading Teacher, (6) The Right Questions can Improve Student Thinking and Learning, (7) Voices from the Field, and (8) Students are Reading Their Way to the Top. |
This issue of SEDL Letter examines study groups, organizing the classroom for effective reading instruction, strengthening literacy through father-child interactions, systemic approaches to reading and school improvement, and a national art contest sponsored by SEDL for children ages 5-18 enrolled in K-12 studies. |
This issue of SEDL Letter is devoted to topics related to reading instruction, including the role of literacy coaches, motivating readers, and instruction to improve comprehension. |
This issue of SEDLetter includes the articles: (1) Introduction: Reading Instruction, a Key to the Future, (2) Ensuring Early Literacy through Coherent Instruction, (3) Reading Across the Region, (4) New Mexico State University Is Up to the Challenge, (5) Cooperative Education-The Key to Bilingual Success?, (6) The Reading Success Network: Linking Teachers, Building Community, and (7) Resources for Improving Children's Ability to Read. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Phive Phones of Reading
This publication discusses the differences between the"phon" terms (phonics, phonetic spelling, phoneme awareness, phonological awareness, and phonology). |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Phonics Rules
(1999) This publication discusses the best approach for teaching children the system that is used for decoding English text. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Reading by Sight
(1999) This publication questions whether it is beneficial for children to memorize words as wholes when the goal of reading is to learn to break words down into parts. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Regular and Exception Words
(1999) This database, designed for teachers, contains exception words or irregular words -- words that are not spelled the way they sound. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Understanding the Brain and Reading
(2000) This publication examines the workings of the brain during reading and it's implications for reading assessment and reading instruction. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: What is Reading? Decoding and the Jabberwocky's Song
(2000) This publication examines what it means when we talk about "the ability to read" and the need to define our terms more clearly. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: What Does a Balanced Literacy Approach Mean?
(2001) This publication asks the question, "What do children need to learn?" and focuses on whether Phonics instruction or Whole Language instruction should be used when teaching children to read. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Reading and the Three Cueing Systems
(2001) This publication focuses on the Three Cueing Systems model of word recognition. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Making Sense of Reading
(2001) This publication concentrates on teachers' conceptual understanding of reading and what parts of their reading instruction do or do not work. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Methods of Assessing Cognitive Aspects of Early Reading Development
(2002) This article helps teachers better understand what reading abilities need to be tested and how to go about testing the essential areas that are so important to reading development. |
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Topics in Early Reading Coherence: Ten Myths of Reading Instruction
(2002) This article examines 10 of the most popular and most potentially pernicious myths that influence reading education. |
Sub-category: Languages Other Than English
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Differentiated Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom: Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Learners: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 6
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This directory for school personnel provides information on how to expand/improve their dual-language programs, start a program, or refine and existing program. |
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Early Language Learning Programs: Reaping the Benefits, Facing the Challenges: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 4
(2001) This newsletter describes the types of early language learning programs that currently exist, and provides a rationale for implementing a language immersion model. |
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Enough Dissing Already! Fostering Connections Between Foreign Language Teachers at the Primary and Secondary Levels and Higher Education: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 1
(2001) This publication discusses how the foreign language education (FLE) field suffers from major "dissing" between practicing teachers, at the primary and secondary levels, and the post-secondary level. |
This publication is designed to aid Spanish teachers in adapting standards-based instruction to the particular needs of native-speaker classes. |
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This publication contains thirty exciting and innovative examples of thematic, student-centered units of study which center around the five Cs of language learning (Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities) . |
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IC? I see! Developing Learners' Intercultural Competence: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 3
(2001) This newsletter discusses new ways to teach culture in the foreign language classroom. |
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In a World of Theory, Chaos Reigns: Theory to practice and Practice to Theory: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 2
(2001) This newsletter discusses the connection between practitioners, who concentrate on practical applications, and theorists, who focus primarily on the language acquisition process. |
This newsletter contains news about topics of interest to language educators, LOTE CED activities, dates of professional conferences, information on teaching resources, and a spotlight on the TEKS for LOTE. |
This book serves as a regional directory on resources that might be helpful to educators of American Indian students in SEDL's five-state region. |
The LOTE CED Online professional Development Center includes five free self-guided professional development courses that help PreK-12 foreign language educators enhance their proficiency in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English (TEKS for LOTE). |
This document identifies pre-service teacher standards and provides guidelines for teacher training institutions |
This document identifies in-service teacher standards and describes three models of professional development. |
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This book describes 24 programs in SEDL's region and gives teachers and other educators who serve American Indian students in the Southwest access to organizations and resources that can help them meet the educational needs of this often underserved population. |
This document serves as a resource for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) teachers as they implement the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English (TEKS for LOTE). |
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Using Technology in a Standards-Based LOTE Curriculum: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 5
(2002) |