Writing
Best Practices: Research Toolkit
Writing
Building a habit of locating, evaluating, and using credible sources.
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Compare Writing
Writing
Comparing texts is a powerful tool for reading and writing skill development.
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What's RIGHT in Writing
Writing
Support student writing and growth by highlighting strengths with a rubric and providing next-time feedback.
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Choral/Dramatic Reading
Close Reading
Reading comprehension and analysis through performance.
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Partner Restatement
Close Reading
Students learn to restate questions using the 'Put the Question in the Answer' strategy and learn the importance of restating questions in their answers.
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Reading Comprehension
Chunking Text
Reading Comprehension
Students learn to break challenging text into manageable pieces.
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Contextual Reading
Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension and analysis through performance
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Making Connections
Reading Comprehension
Students make connections between new information and prior knowledge.
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Scooping
Reading Comprehension
Students practice prosody and fluency by “scooping” the phrase instead of reading at the word level.
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Vocabulary
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Dig Into Root Words
Vocabulary
Compare the meaning of words that share the same root, analyzing the root’s impact on the meaning of key terms from a reading.
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Frayer Model
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Gallery Walk
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Link It!
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using vocabulary lists.
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List, Group, Label
Vocabulary
Students sort vocabulary words into conceptual groups to reinforce learning and encourage critical thinking.
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Quiz-Quiz-Trade
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Root Word Challenge
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Shades of Meaning
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Silly Sentences
Vocabulary
Creating a silly sentence while using a new vocabulary word correctly is a fun and social way for students to have memorable experiences with new vocabulary.
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Storytelling with Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Using Conjunctions to Compare & Contrast
Vocabulary
Vocabulary development through articulating relationships between words and concepts
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Vocabulary BINGO
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Vocabulary Charades
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Vocabulary Hot Seat
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Vocabulary Memory Match
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Vocabulary Timeline
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Word Mapping
Vocabulary
Students will explore a key conceptual term that will help them deepen their exploration and interpretation of the reading selection.
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Word Sort
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Word Toss + Definition
Vocabulary
Building word knowledge and conceptual understanding using key vocabulary
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Fishbowl
Culture + Community + Collaboration
A variation on Socratic Discussions, in which students take turns participating in and observing rigorous inquiry-based discussion.
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Harkness Discussion
Culture + Community + Collaboration
A method for implementing student-led class discussion that incorporates student-formulated questions and responses.
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I Like, I Wish, I Wonder
Culture + Community + Collaboration
Creating a nurturing learning community.
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Socratic Discussion
Culture + Community + Collaboration
Rigorous dialogue to help students develop a deeper understanding of complex topics and build communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
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Think-Pair-Share
Culture + Community + Collaboration
Build relationships, knowledge, and engagement through sharing responses to a prompt.
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Quick Journal
Background Knowledge + Overview
Pre-reading, post-reading, reflection or skill introduction activity
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Walk through our six Must Moments in Literacy. Core takeaways for each "moment" include the conditions for success, training students, what successful implementation looks like, along with common challenges.
