by Oran Tkatchov | May 6, 2019 | ASL, AzMERIT, Curriculum, Deaf, EEI, IDEA, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Reading, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
This document provides a comparison between Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards and the new ASL Content Standards. ELA Standards ASL Standards grade 4
by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 1, 2019 | Curriculum, Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Reading, science, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
On the first Earth Day in 1970, 22 million Americans celebrated clean air, land, and water. Today, more than one billion people across the globe participate in Earth Day activities. Millions of kids and adults plant trees, clean up parks, and work in community...
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 14, 2019 | AzMERIT, Curriculum, disabilties, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Reading, Spoken Language, Teach and Enrich, teaching, Writing
Did you know that about 300 words account for more than half the words students misspell in their writing from grades 1-8? Click here to view the list and get a checklist to keep track of words you want to teach (or reteach).
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 12, 2019 | Behavior, Classroom Management, Coaching and Leadership, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, learning, LSL, pararpros, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
The Teacher Toolkit provides captioned videos on multiple effective teaching strategies and tools including concept maps, exit tickets, think-pair-share, and many others! For each tool an explanation of how and when to use it is provided. To access the Teacher...
by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 21, 2019 | Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teacher Leaders, teaching
From Gallaudet, here are some strategies to use while reading to help understand and retain information. Their webpage has included mapping strategies, since these can be used in either the writing or the reading process. Click here to access the webpage.
by Oran Tkatchov | Dec 28, 2018 | ACVREP, assistive technology, AT, Blind, Coaching and Leadership, collaboration, Curriculum, disabilties, edtech, EEI, IDEA, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Low Vision, pararpros, Reading, SLP, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, UDL
To ensure that students are prepared to meet high expectations , you may need to incorporate a variety of supports into your English Language Arts (ELA) instruction, including Universal Design for Learning (UDL), explicit instruction of evidence-based strategies, and...