by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 1, 2019 | Blind, Curriculum, Deaf, described, history, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Reading, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
In 1990, a federal resolution designated November as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994, and we now refer to this celebration as “American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.” These captioned...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 17, 2019 | Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Spoken Language, Standards, Strategies, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This document from the Florida Center for Reading Research contains six intervention activities for the literacy areas of text comprehension, text analysis and cause and effect. These would be appropriate for grades 2 or higher, and could be used as center activities...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 16, 2019 | AzMERIT, Deaf, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Reading, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teacher Leaders, teaching
Sight Words Memory is the standard memory card game — sometimes called Concentration — with the additional element of having the student read or sign the word on each card as they turn it over. This provides a lot of opportunities for repetition in sight reading, word...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 14, 2019 | EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Reading, special education, Spoken Language, Standards, Strategies, teaching, Writing
This video from the Teaching Channel shows how to use a word wall as a way to teach vocabulary or inferences that students will need to know in order to complete a book or lesson unit. Click here to watch the video
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 10, 2019 | instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Reading, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, Writing
The Tools for Teachers professional development modules are open educational resources designed to meet the needs of teachers, schools, and districts working to make the key instructional shifts in the CCSS for ELA & Literacy a reality for teachers and students....
by Oran Tkatchov | Sep 16, 2019 | Curriculum, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Reading, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
This vocabulary lesson plan from the National Center on Intensive Intervention can be used my teachers to assist students in determining or clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words. Click here to access the lesson plan.
