Using Sentence Frames to Assist Struggling Writers

Using Sentence Frames to Assist Struggling Writers

by | Oct 11, 2018 | AzMERIT, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, special education, Strategies, Teacher Leaders, teaching, Writing

This presentation provides the rationale for using sentence frames with struggling writers, as well as provides example sentence frames to use in various forms of writing including character analysis, compare and contrast, opinion, and others! Click here to access the...
Frayer Model for Building Student Vocabulary

Frayer Model for Building Student Vocabulary

by | Sep 5, 2018 | EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, Writing

The Frayer Model is a graphic organizer for building student vocabulary. This technique requires students to define target vocabulary and apply their knowledge by generating examples and non-examples, giving characteristics, and/or drawing a picture to illustrate the...
Vertical Articulation of Arizona’s ELA Standards

Vertical Articulation of Arizona’s ELA Standards

by | May 16, 2018 | assessment, AzMERIT, Coaching and Leadership, collaboration, Compliance, Curriculum, disabilties, EEI, IDEA, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, special education, Spoken Language, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, testing, Writing

This document takes each of Arizona’s ELA Anchor standards and shows how each standard progresses at each grade level. This can be used as a tool to differentiate while still providing standards-based instruction in the classroom. Click here to access the...