Lead the Kids to Literacy Tweets of the Day 6/28/12

Student reading to his group--and I love the pleasant classroom and the kids' materials on their chairs. Wish I knew what they were reading.

This site has loads and loads of interesting and useful graphic organizers and tips on teaching literature. Give it a look.
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/staff_development/criss/prin_phil/7%20Defensible%20Strategies.doc%20%28Read-Only%29.pdf

Here are a few educators defending strategies that seem to me to be hardly new or controversial. But it is very good to review and plan now for a nice, balanced program for the new year.

Seven Literacy Strategies That Work
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/staff_development/criss/prin_phil/7%20Defensible%20Strategies.doc%20%28Read-Only%29.pdf

Here is a site of many, many things interesting only to teachers--and--wait for it--new Dolch words!

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/strategies/literacy.html

This is a very quick look at a well known reading comprehension strategy, K W L.

 Literacy Strategy- K W L (What I Know; What I What to Know; What I Learned)

I know! I know!

K — What I KNOW
begins with students’ prior knowledge—brainstorm and record
W — What I WANT to learn/know
students articulate their own questions
L — What I LEARNED
students record what they have learned

http://www.litandlearn.lpb.org/strategies/strat_kwl.pdf