Chapter 11 - CCSS - Common Core Standard 5
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This week functioned differently than normal. Ms. Jameson had the room divided up into three different small group sections each led by...
Speaker Reflection: Dr. Yendol-Hoppey
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"Differentiated Reading Instruction" Chapter 6 - Reading Response
by Laura Robb Information and Summary This chapter has so much useful information I wish that I had photographic memory! In summary, this...
"Differentiated Reading Instruction" Chapter 5 - Reading Response
by Laura Robb This chapter detailed how to begin small group instruction and effectively sort students into dicussion groups on their...
Chapter 9 – CCCS – Anchor Standard 3: Individual, Event, and Idea Development
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Boiling Up: Week 5 at the Learning Academy
This Wednesday, September 30th, was my fifth week of observation at the Learning Academy. Week 5 brought a new kind of look towards...
"Differentiated Reading Instruction" Chapter 4 - Reading Response
by Laura Robb Differentiated Reading Instruction is almost a requirement now in the mainstream classrooms. With students all over the...
Chapter 8 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 2: Determining Central Ideas and Themes
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