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Lousiana Title 28 Education Part XXXV
Louisiana Division of Administration
Law, regulations, and guidelines for implementation of Lousiana Law for the education of dyslexic students.
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Rhode Island House Bill 7452
Rhode Island Legislature
A resolution creating a special legislative commission to assess the educational needs of children with reading disabilities and dyslexia
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Engaging Families at the Secondary Level, What Schools Can Do to Support Family Involvement
National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
This resource developed by the National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools discusses what to consider when engaging families at the secondary level and how to put the ideas into practice.
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Learning Together About Interactive and Dialogic Reading
Doing What Works
Set up a staff development meeting or series of training sessions to review the “Learn What Works” resources for Interactive and Dialogic Reading using these discussion questions.
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Reflecting on Instructional Practice
Doing What Works
This self‐reflection tool guides teachers in identifying what they do that is consistent with recommended practices when teaching phonological awareness and where improvement is needed.
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Teaching Phonological Awareness in Preschool
Doing What Works
This overview describes phonological awareness and its importance. It emphasizes planning instruction along a sequential developmental continuum of skills, scaffolding instruction, and providing teachers with support through modeling, practice, and reflection.
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Reading Skills Error Analysis Sheet
Doing What Works
Iowa teachers use this error analysis sheet to identify student errors and plan interventions to address a student's specific needs using intensive instructional strategies.
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Helping Teachers Use Progress Monitoring
Doing What Works
Watch a literacy coach discuss progress monitoring and ways to support teachers in using assessment data to plan instruction.
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Conducting Universal Screening
Doing What Works
Listen to a literacy coach explains how the use of screening data has changed instruction at her school.
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RtI Reading Planning Template #1
Doing What Works
Use this template to improve RtI practices in reading.
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Phonics: Read and Write Words With Consonant Blends
National Center on Intensive Interventions
This lesson on consonant blends may be used to supplement reading instruction to meet student needs.
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Word Learning: Context Clues
National Center on Intensive Interventions
This lesson on context clues may be used to supplement reading instruction to meet student needs.
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Does Your Kindergartner Show Understanding Like This?
Great Schools
In this video, a kindergartener demonstrates that he understands what he reads. Watch as he answers questions about his book and points to evidence in the book to support his thinking.
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Does Your Fourth Grader Read Smoothly Like This?
Great Schools
This video shows fourth graders fluently reading. Watch as they read smoothly, at a natural speed, and with expression. Notice that fourth graders self correct and can answer comprehension questions about what they have read.
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Can Your Fifth Grader Get Organized to Write an Essay?
Great Schools
This video shows you fifth graders using graphic organizers to take notes about a topic and its supporting details. Watch these kids cite and sort evidence from multiple sources and organize information in an outline to write their essays.
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Including Literacy-Related Activities in the Daily Schedule
Reading is Fundamental
This Reading is Fundamental resource offers tips for integrating reading and literacy‐related activities into play, daily routines, and learning activities throughout the day.
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Starting School: How to Help Your Child
Learning Disabilities Association of America
This article offers a few suggestions that can help to foster success when your child first starts school.
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It Takes Just a Minute: Read with Your Child (Spanish)
National Center for Families Learning
View a poster that covers the basics of what families can do to support reading with their young kids in Spanish.
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Finger Play Video: I'm a Little Teapot
Reading is Fundamental
This fingerplay video is a fun activity that combines word and rhyme with simple actions and finger movements to create an interactive learning experience for preschoolers.
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Expert Interview: The Reading Process
Reading Rockets
Watch an interview with Dr. Reid Lyon about phonemic awareness and phonics.