by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, Curriculum, Deaf, disabilties, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Standards, teaching
Reading fluency in deaf children whose primary mode of communication is visual, whether signed English or American Sign Language, is difficult to measure since most measures of fluency require a child to read aloud. This article opens the discussion of a new...
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | Blind, Coaching and Leadership, Curriculum, Deaf, disabilties, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Standards, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This chart provides milestones from birth to 2, 2 to 5, 5 to 7, and 7 to 9 years of age in the areas of literacy socialization, phonological awareness, print knowledge, reading, and writing. Literacy skills developmental age chart
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, Coaching and Leadership, collaboration, Curriculum, Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, special education, Standards, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This video from the U of A College of Education provides an overview of the importance of vocabulary learning, connections between vocabulary and literacy, and components of good vocabulary teaching. Click here to watch the video.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | collaboration, Curriculum, disabilties, EEI, IDEA, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, learning, pararpros, special education, Teach and Enrich, teaching
This module highlights classroom considerations that promote access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. Click here to access the module.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | Curriculum, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, learning, Teach and Enrich
One of the first things I added to my teacher tool kit during my first few years of teaching was video. To find out more go to: https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/08/23/watch-think-write-and-other-proven-strategies-for-using-video-in-the-classroom/
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | Beyond Textbooks, collaboration, Curriculum, instruction, learning, Standards, Teach and Enrich, teaching
Beyond Textbooks, the online resource and collaborative community created by teachers and district leaders in the Vail Unified School District, is used by 118 partners in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, and Kentucky. Comprised of 14,000 plus...