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Thinking Maps: The Building Blocks of Brain-Based Learning

Thinking maps are meant to be used across all grades and content areas as scaffolds for the critical thinking, problem-solving, comprehension, and...

Sticky Notes Annotation Strategy

This strategy employs the use of sticky notes to annotate texts in order to notice and note or stop and jot connections, questions, key takeaways,...

Double Entry Journal Annotation Strategy

This strategy may be used during reading or listening tasks. The student divides journal pages in half with the left side of the page devoted to...

Vocabulary Graphic Organizers and Word Maps

No matter how educators choose to develop students’ tier two and tier three vocabulary, what is important is that students are receiving targeted...

Education Endowment Foundation for Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools

According to the Education Endowment Foundation, through their synthesis of international educational research, these seven evidence-based...

Improving Literacy in Seconday Schools Self-Assessment

The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a self-assessment tool for this purpose. Combining this self-assessment tool with other means of...

NGSS Venn Diagram for Commonalities Among the Practices

This Venn Diagram illustrates some of the commonalities regarding literacy skills across and among three of the core content areas.This resource was...

Building Vocabulary and Conceptual Knowledge Using the Frayer Model

Using the Frayer model, teachers are able to intentionally incorporate the four elements of vocabulary instruction for tier two and tier three terms:...

Authentic Literacy Lesson: The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Part II of Reading and Writing for Real: Teach your students the power of literacy via interviewing and listening skills, outlined in the Indiana...

Leaders & Coaches - Growing a Green Light Culture that Fosters a Love for Literacy

To access this workshop, after selecting "View this resource," you will be asked to complete a short registration form. If you choose not to...

Leaders & Coaches - Building Lifelong Readers

To access this workshop, after selecting "View this resource," you will be asked to complete a short registration form. If you choose not to...

Science of Reading Implementation: Indiana's Priorities for Early Learning

This session shares details regarding Indiana’s Priorities of Early Literacy and recent legislation to help educators, school leaders, and literacy...

An Introduction to Future-Focused English-Language Arts: A New Chapter

This session delves into the impact of the streamlining process on the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, detailing key...

Helping Your Beginning Reader At Home

Strategies for teaching reading to preschool-first graders has changed over the years. Join us to learn about best practices at home and ideas if...

M.S. ELA: Implementing MTSS to Improve Student Outcomes with Jamey Peavler

This training will focus on defining and identifying critical components of effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) design and...

The Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers with Jamey Peavler

The Science of Reading is a body of knowledge that informs which skills students need to develop in order to become proficient readers and writers...

Build a Jack-O-Lantern with Slides and Mote

If you're looking for a spooky way to let your students be creative, improve their writing, and brush up on some tech skills, you've got to check out...

R.L. Stine's Writing Program

If you've been looking for a new way to inspire student writers, R.L. Stine's writing program may have just what you need. This two-week program...

Halloween Magnetic Poetry

Kasey Bell from Shake Up Learning brings us this resource that allows students to create their spooky poem or story using Google Drawings. Have your...

Read Aloud Tips for Families: Infants

What can parents and families do you help make sure daily read alouds are successful? Check out this list of ideas!