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NEW - SECRETS OF STRAIGHT A STUDENTS
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Tip of the Month
1. Read and use context clues to figure out unknown words. The man ate a humungous sub that almost did not fit into his mouth. What does humungous mean?
2. Practice with synonyms (same) and antonyms (opposite) help you figure out new word meanings and spellings. Talk and speak and Quiet and Noisy.
3. Rhyming words provide similar spelling patterns and help you learn how to spell new words. Heart start part
4. Prefixes (beginnings) and suffixes (endings) are very helpful to learning new word meanings. The prefix and suffix change the meaning of the words.
5. Keep a good dictionary handy and use it regularly to learn new words, check words that you are unsure of and generally learn new words.
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MORE GREAT Hot List LINKS AND RESOURCES
Reading
Difficulties and How to Remedy Them
- Attention Reading Specialist
The
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading
http://www.ciera.org/
CIERA's mission is to improve the reading achievement of
America's youth by generating and disseminating theoretical, empirical, and
practical solutions.
http://www.eesplus.com To share our educational resources such as multicultural educational materials and lesson plans English Language Arts materials and lesson plans plus Community Service Learning resources and to share our human resources such as providing educational workshops and presentations.
International Reading
Association
http://www.reading.org/ The International Reading Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
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The National Center for
Family Literacy (NCFL), a nonprofit educational organization is recognized
internationally as the leader in the field of family literacy, an innovative
approach to meeting the educational needs of both children and their parents. By
providing training for educators, researching effective practices, and raising
public awareness, NCFL works to expand the learning opportunities for all
families nationwide.
http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/
In 1997,
Congress asked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the
effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read.
http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod6/readrmdi.html
Targets
the nature of Reading and offers Reading
Comprehension Strategies, Study Skills, Remediation
for Reading Difficulties, Reading
Disability Links, Reading
and Study Links, E-texts
and Text Reader Links. This site is great for parents as well
as teachers. It offers many additional useful resources.
