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Elementary Teachers The WWC offers a range of publications that evaluate interventions and instructional strategies for English language learners. These interventions and instructional strategies focus on students in grades K-6 and are intended to increase skills in reading achievement, mathematics achievement, and English language development. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/topic.aspx?tid=10 This link contains parent tip sheets for reading with children (PK-grade 3) in many languages including Arabic, Chinese, Haitian, Creole, Hmong, Korean, Navajo, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Spanish. Be sure and scroll to the bottom of the page! http://www.colorincolorado.org/guides/readingtips Dr. Marzano describes a six-step process in the instruction of vocabulary (Building Academic Vocabulary). The first three steps are to assist the teacher in direct instruction. The last three steps are to provide the learner practice and reinforcement. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html Math mnemonics site. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/mnemonics.shtml This link contains a Librarian Tool Kit to offer community forums, discussions, and workshops for parents, teachers, and caregivers on how to support children's reading achievement. http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/professionals/librarians This resource guide is designed for pre-K to Grade 6 teachers seeking ideas for recommended teaching strategies, lesson plans, and materials. http://escort.org/?q=node/150 All about Adolescent Literacy is designed for educators of students in grades 4-12. A Compact for Reading (available on this site in English and Spanish) is a written agreement among families, teachers, principals, and students to work together to help improve the reading skills of kindergarten through third grade children. http://www.parenting-resources.com/free-parenting-resources.htm
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