Resources
Reading
- Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws? What's in Them? edweek.org
- Scientifically Based Reading Terms to Know Colorado Department of Education
- APM Reports - Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong by Emily Hanford
- Podcast - Evidence-based literacy practice in the classroom: Tim Shanahan
- David Kilpatrick Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties (Essentials of Psychological Assessment)
- Jan Burkins - Kari Yates Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom
- Study guide for Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom
- The Reading League - Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines
- Video - Teaching, Reading and Learning: TRL Podcast- Episode 7: Interview w/Dr. Anita Archer
- The Reading League - Science of Reading: Defining Guide
- The Reading League Sharing knowledge, inspiring change. Delivering on the promise of education starts with the mastery of the most fundamental foundational skill — the ability to read.
- Cindy Jiban, PhD The science of reading and balanced literacy: What you need to know A strong call has been reverberating through the early literacy education community: we need to reform our practice to align to the science of reading.
- Orthographic mapping defined
- The Big Five: Phonics-Orthographic Mapping
- The Role of Orthographic Mapping in Learning to Read
- The Science of Reading: 5 Key Concepts
- APM Reports - Hard to Read How American schools fail kids with dyslexia by Emily Hanford
- APM Reports - At a Loss for Words How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers by Emily Hanford
Classroom Management
You Can't Teach a Class You Can't Manage
Donna's best selling book will provide you with the tools you need to create a classroom of responsible learners. Spend more time teaching and less time managing children. Create a classroom that allows all children to succeed. Available on her online store.
You Can't Teach a Class You Can't Manage Study Guide
You Can't Teach a Class You Can't Manage was written to address multiple factors that contribute to classroom management, along with offering solutions on how to approach discipline problems. This guide will aid individuals and groups in thinking about management of classrooms, as well as plan for sustained change that will help create classrooms where the focus is on learning, not on management.
Classroom Engagement
Donna's book, Morning Meeting/Afternoon Wrap Up, is now in its 2nd addition. Make a list of your instructional goals, and then see how many of them you can meet with the easy and practical suggestions presented here. Updated and even more practical, this book will help you build a community of focused, energized and enthusiastic learners. Morning Meeting Afternoon Wrap-Up includes great tips for management and assessment, too, all within a simple meeting framework. You'll love how you can help promote a positive climate of behavior and academic growth by starting each day with a whole class gathering, and then bringing each day to a close with group challenges, songs, games, and other activities to help your students reflect on what they've accomplished. Available on her online store.
General
- Data Sheets for students to set and track their goals for the next testing session. Word Google Docs
- I Have… Who Has... is a game that children love. This game has been called Follow Me, Loop Cards and Chase the Answer. I've created multiple versions for children to learn letters, numbers, colors, shapes, math concepts, vocabulary, etc. Students love to play and the game is a great way to practice and review basic concepts to achieve mastery of any concepts. This is an entertaining game that can be used in whole group or centers. If you've not played, don't miss this chance to make the game come alive in your classroom. Here are a several free versions of the cards Donna has created. Many more are available at her Dollar Store.