http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/reading?feed=rss&pg=8 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "reading" on Netvouz http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/22_03/bogu223.shtml This article by Stephen Krashen discusses state, national and international test results that illustrate Reading First has had no effect on improving reading scores or closing the achievement gap. Literacy > Research jgordon Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:55:31 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8992&r=sb060508 Review entire book online. Sara Kajder's demonstrates myriad ways to employ the technology interests and talents studens have outside the classroom into the classroom. See multiple examples of student work, demostrating how she adapts the curriculum to incorporate an expanded definition of literacy and literacy tools. Technology jgordon Wed, 10 May 2006 15:05:39 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.b71d101a2f7c208cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/template.book?bookMgmtId=8a5e64d976bb5010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD This manual by Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering enables educators to design and implement a comprehensive approach to teaching academic vocabulary as a district, a school or an individual classroom teacher. See sample chapter. Book includes review activities and games. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:00:13 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.b71d101a2f7c208cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/template.book?bookMgmtId=065951e3741c6010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD This book by Steve Gardiner is recommended by ASCD, sample chapters are available. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:08:17 GMT http://www.centeroninstruction.org Research-based materials on English Language Learning, research syntheses and exemplars of best practices. Currently available are materials on the topic of Reading: Grades K-3 for English Language Learners. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Mon, 22 May 2006 19:53:33 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0375&r=sb050609 In this videotape set, high school teacher Cris Tovani brings viewers into her school and classroom and shows how she and her colleagues are meeting the challenge of improving students' reading skills across the curriculum. The tapes include examples of Cris working with students using texts from multiple disciplines in her classroom, as well as collaborating with colleagues throughout the school. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:08:11 GMT http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/scholasticprofessional/books/content_rich.htm Nancy Akhavan provides "A Time-Saving Approach for Making the Most of Your Literacy Block. The key is folding content instruction into the literacy block—taking students beyond the learning of reading and writing strategies to applying those strategies to content learning." Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:51:24 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8916&r=sb060509 Preview fascinating first chapter online. Building on twenty years of teaching language arts, Kelly Gallagher shows how students can be taught to successfully read a broad range of challenging and difficult texts with deeper levels of comprehension. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Wed, 10 May 2006 14:54:00 GMT http://www.corwin.com/books/Book235994?siteId=corwin-press&subject=C00&q=Empower+English+Language+Learners+with+Tools+from+the+WEB#tabview=title Gayle H. Gregory Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades K–6, this book provides a wealth of grade-specific literacy strategies that not only increase student achievement but also increase it rapidly. The authors provide proven practical tools for differentiating instruction to meet language and individual learning styles. Teachers will find an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote critical competencies. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:09:35 GMT http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/04/39read.h27.html?print=1 Kennedy Manzo discusses the controversial findings of the Reading First Impact Study. "With the end of the six-year period of Reading First on the horizon, no clear empirical picture has emerged of how well the federal program is doing at a national level in bringing struggling readers to proficiency." Literacy > Research jgordon Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:07:15 GMT