PD Resources
Literacy for Life -- Ppts and links to resources from Fisher and Frey
ASCD Archived Webinars
New! Literacy Professional Development Resources -- Isles 4-12 ELA Portal developed by Ray Wood, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
Ppts, numerous GHR examples developed by DoDEA teachers, rubrics, DoDEA standards, additional resources
Links to MI ELA Network 2014 Resources (Ning)
Modeling Close Reading for Teachers -- Why Video Works Janice Dole Blog
IRA Back to School Cross Journal Virtual Publication
IRA Members: Log into Reading.org to gain access to journal articles
Essential Reading for Back to School -- With school starting soon, we are excited to bring you a new virtual issue from the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, The Reading Teacher, and Reading Research Quarterly. These articles are some of the most popular from the past year: perfect resources as you’re getting ready for the new school year.
From The Reading Teacher (RT)
Words, Words Everywhere, But Which Ones Do We Teach? Michael F. Graves et al
Scaffolded Reading Instruction of Content-Area Texts Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
How Do I Write…? Scaffolding Preschoolers' Early Writing Skills
Sonia Q. Cabell, Laura S. Tortorelli and Hope K. Gerde
Best Practices in Reading: A 21st Century Skills Update Kathleen Roskos and Susan B. Neuman
From Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL)
Close Reading as an Intervention for Struggling Middle School Readers Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey
Text Complexity and Young Adult Literature Marci Glaus
Writing “Voiced” Arguments About Science Topics Mary Beth Monahan
Preparing Content Area Teachers for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction Zhihui Fang
From Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ)
Teachers' Instruction and Students' Vocabulary and Comprehension: An Exploratory Study With English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Students in Grades 3-5 Rebecca D. Silverman et al
Replicating the Effects of a Teacher-Scaffolded Voluntary Summer Reading Program: The Role of Poverty Thomas G. White et al
Effects of Educational Technology Applications on Reading Outcomes for Struggling Readers: A Best-Evidence Synthesis Alan C.K. Cheung, Robert E. Slavin
ASCD Archived Webinars
- Persida and William Himmele: Engaging Students in Textual Analysis (September 18, 2014)
- Mike Fisher: Digital Learning Strategies (July 31, 2014)
- Erik Palmer: Digitally Speaking: Creating Exceptional Podcasts, Videos, and More (July 16, 2014)
- Regie Routman: Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success (June 24, 2014)
- Andrew Miller: Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of the Common Core (June 9, 2014)
- Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey: FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning (June 4, 2014)
- Carol Ann Tomlinson: Revisiting The Differentiated Classroom: Looking Back and Ahead (May 15, 2014)
- Leslie Grant and James Stronge: Connecting the Cultural Divide: What Do Great Teachers in the United States and China Do? (April 29, 2014)
New! Literacy Professional Development Resources -- Isles 4-12 ELA Portal developed by Ray Wood, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
Ppts, numerous GHR examples developed by DoDEA teachers, rubrics, DoDEA standards, additional resources
Links to MI ELA Network 2014 Resources (Ning)
Modeling Close Reading for Teachers -- Why Video Works Janice Dole Blog
IRA Back to School Cross Journal Virtual Publication
IRA Members: Log into Reading.org to gain access to journal articles
Essential Reading for Back to School -- With school starting soon, we are excited to bring you a new virtual issue from the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, The Reading Teacher, and Reading Research Quarterly. These articles are some of the most popular from the past year: perfect resources as you’re getting ready for the new school year.
From The Reading Teacher (RT)
Words, Words Everywhere, But Which Ones Do We Teach? Michael F. Graves et al
Scaffolded Reading Instruction of Content-Area Texts Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
How Do I Write…? Scaffolding Preschoolers' Early Writing Skills
Sonia Q. Cabell, Laura S. Tortorelli and Hope K. Gerde
Best Practices in Reading: A 21st Century Skills Update Kathleen Roskos and Susan B. Neuman
From Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL)
Close Reading as an Intervention for Struggling Middle School Readers Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey
Text Complexity and Young Adult Literature Marci Glaus
Writing “Voiced” Arguments About Science Topics Mary Beth Monahan
Preparing Content Area Teachers for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction Zhihui Fang
From Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ)
Teachers' Instruction and Students' Vocabulary and Comprehension: An Exploratory Study With English Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Students in Grades 3-5 Rebecca D. Silverman et al
Replicating the Effects of a Teacher-Scaffolded Voluntary Summer Reading Program: The Role of Poverty Thomas G. White et al
Effects of Educational Technology Applications on Reading Outcomes for Struggling Readers: A Best-Evidence Synthesis Alan C.K. Cheung, Robert E. Slavin