 Ideas for TeachersWhat Is the Proper Sequence to Teach Reading Skills?Literacy expert Tim Shanahan says that kids who are learning to decode should also be learning the cadences of text and how to think about what they read. All at the same time.
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Speaking Volumes: Turning a Noisy Classroom into a Zone of Productive Talk
Students love to talk. So do teachers. When there's a balance in the classroom between student and teacher discourse, good things happen. When students assume increased responsibility for discussions, when they interact with a wide range of peers on diverse topics and supply evidence for their thinking, great things happen. Gone are the days when a quiet classroom was equated with a good one. Productive student talk is essential to teaching and learning — and here's why.
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Ideas for Parents
Top 10 Family Reading and Writing Ideas for the Winter Holidays
December is a great time to create low-key learning opportunities centered around books, storytelling, writing, and family adventures.
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The Night Before the Museum
Planning a family outing during the December holidays? The long school break is a great opportunity for some adventurous learning. Whether you're going to the zoo, a natural history museum, an historical park, art gallery, or concert we recommend you make a few "stops" before your visit to help your child get the most out of the experience. (From our Growing Readers series, In English and Spanish)
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What's Cooking?
Dozens of fiction and nonfiction books about food, cooking, and family traditions plus a generous helping of related hands-on activities, writing prompts, websites for kids, and apps for learning. Cooking together is a wonderful way for your child to practice reading and math skills! [From our sister site, Start with a Book]
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Everyday Literacy and Math
From PBS KIDS Lab, a full menu of on-the-go learning activities to do with your child. Bathtime, mealtime, on the bus, or on a walk in your neighborhood — all are just right for practicing simple math and literacy concepts with kids.
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20 Holiday Survival Tips for Parents of Kids with Learning and Attention Issues
Learning and attention issues can make the holiday hustle and bustle feel even more hectic. But with the right planning, you and your child can keep the season bright.
See holiday tips from Understood >
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Research, Reports & News
Common Core Reading: Difficult, Dahl, Repeat
Backers of the Common Core say it's important for kids to tackle complex texts. Critics argue that reading shouldn't be a struggle for kids. An NPR reporter visits one classroom that borrows from both sides.
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The MindShift Guide to Digital Games and Learning
How can games unlock a rich world of learning? This is the big question at the heart of the growing games and learning movement that's gaining momentum in education. This guide from KQED explains key ideas in game-based learning, pedagogy, implementation, and assessment. The guide makes sense of the available research and provides suggestions for practical use.
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To Help Language Skills of Children, Text Parents with Tips
A new study shows that mobile technology may offer a cheap and effective solution. The research found that preschoolers whose parents received text messages with brief tips on reading to their children or helping them sound out letters and words performed better on literacy tests than children whose parents did not receive such messages.
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"Tools of the Mind": Structured Play in Kindergarten May Improve Reading, Vocabulary
Training teachers to promote structured play among kindergarteners yields improved reading, vocabulary and math scores that persist into first grade, according to a new study. The technique, called "Tools of the Mind", seemed to be particularly effective in high-poverty schools. "The active ingredient is children are taking responsibility for their own learning," said Clancy Blair of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, who led the study. "They're practicing all the cognitive skills that are important for learning" Blair said.
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Winter Twilight
On a clear winter's evening
The crescent moon
And the round squirrel's nest
In the bare oak
Are equal planets.
By Anne Porter
from Firefly July by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
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