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Maggie Dorsey
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I use Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin and it's a perennial favorite.
I used this framework as the basis of my language arts classroom in sixth grade in a K-12 private school, and it worked very well. I found this to be true for two reasons - the first was that it allowed for specific (and overt) instruction on comp...
For the lowest end of this spectrum I recommend Kid Writing: A Systematic Approach to Phonics, Journals, and Writing Workshop.
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- Oxford Academy Middle School
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- English Teacher (Grade 8)
- NCTE Member?
- Yes
- How long have you been a member of NCTE?
- 8 years. I think.
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- At 3:40pm on April 28, 2009,
Jack said… - Hi Maggie,
MIT university is trying to build a free resource to help kids learn SAT/ACT thru the power of user-generated images and video. We are currently running a nationwide contest, challenging kids to make fun and memorable flashcards by pairing sentences and images to a common test word. There will be a small cash prize and iTunes giveaways. Due date is May 22.
More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules. Do you have students or colleagues who would be interested?
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"The existing standardized tests are so incredibly bogus that it is the height of impropriety for NCTE and other so-called professional organizations to pretend that tests exist "to identify learning needs, inform instruction, and monitor student ...
So far there has been no response from NCTE in any form since the postings on the website of the Washington Post. The bottom line remains:
NCTE has approved of a plan that calls for
(1) Explicit, systematic teaching of literacy as the only path.
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Approximately 8 million students in grades 4-12 are reading below grade level. Limited literacy skills cause 3,000 students to drop out of high school every day.
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