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Tag Archives: Foundational Skills
Running Diary of an Anita Archer Presentation—Part 1
Anita Archer will be in Washoe County on May 15th to speak to our adminstrators and supervisors and then on May 16th to work with classroom teachers and instructional coaches. Many of us, however, will be unable to attend these events. … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged anita archer, CCSS, cursive, Foundational Skills, NVACS, sentences, spelling, writing
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More/New Common Core Inservice Courses Available
A number of new Common Core inservice classes have been added to the Solution Where catalog. You can read the descriptions of each course below and click here to register for those that fit with your professional learning goals. CCSS … Continue reading
Dr. Templeton Presents on Foundational Skills in the Context of the CCSS
Dr. Shane Templeton, a Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies at UNR, worked with Washoe educators on the topic of “Foundational Skills in the Context of the Common Core State Standards.” The presentation drew specific attention to the following topics: … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, developmental, Foundational Skills, instructional practice guides, Templeton, UNR, word study
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Free Resources to Build Foundational Skills and Content Knowledge
Finding materials that are free, vetted, and well-matched to the Common Core is a popular request. One set of free resources, that build content knowledge (shift 1) while simultaneously addressing foundational skills are the Beginning Reads, from http://www.textproject.org. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged books, CCSS, Common Core, Content Knowledge, fluency, Foundational Skills, free, informational text, phonemic awareness, phonics, printable, shift 1
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Common Core “Bookmarks”
Macomb Intermediate School District, in Clinton Township Michigan, has posted “Bookmarks” that some of you might find helpful. They have put all of the grade level standards on one half-page sheet so that teachers can quickly see what is expected … Continue reading
Core Task Project 