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What's Wrong - Intensive Reading
There are different types of reading meant for different texts. Discuss four of these with your emerging readers. When does one perform an extensive or intensive reading? When does one skim or scan a text? How are these all different?
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Intro to Essay Writing for High Schoolers
Emerging writers observe and demonstrate the process of writing an essay. As a class, they read and discuss the writing steps, read a sample essay, and write an outline for a three-paragraph essay. Then they write a final version of...
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From A Different Perspective
Emerging writers create a response to their reading. They read Notes from the Trail and discuss whose perspective the journal entry is written from. Then, they write a response to the journal entry in first person perspective as if...
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Review Parts of a Book
Begin the year with a review of the parts of a book. Exercises in the unit plan ask emergent readers to identify the information on the cover of a book and on the title page, to explain the purpose of a table of contents, and to describe...
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The Alphabet
This is a great way to give emerging printers a look at the big picture; the entire alphabet is written out in lowercase letters. They examine each letter and trace a dotted line to print it themselves. Consider putting this at the...
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Writing Lowercase k and f
Here's some visual printing practice with lowercase letters k and f. Emerging writers trace each letter before trying a few freehand in the space provided. Note that there is no dotted middle line here to keep your...
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Dolch Sight Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students will read and practice the Dolch basic sight vocabulary list. There are a total of 220 words in ABC order that frequently appear in written English.
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Emergency Incident-- Filling Out Forms
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students learn to read for details before filling out forms with important information. Students first read a one page description of a car accident involving a bicyclist. Students then fill out...
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CVC Words
Practice simple sight words. Focusing on words such as bat, run, and sun, learners explore reading and spelling skills. It is a quick and easy way to review this topic. A teacher could add words to the presentation to make it a richer...
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Spelling High Frequency Words
Have your class practice spelling high frequency words. With 28 words on each page, this presentation gives learners a good overview. These lists could be used during writing activities to help them improve their spelling abilities.
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Spelling first 44 Frequency Words
The first 44 high frequency words are listed in this PowerPoint. These are great slides for practice. As a class, read through each slide. Tip: Make copies of this PowerPoint for take-home practice.
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Sight Words
Use this resource to read sight words in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. Focusing on words such as got, put, and if, learners practice identifying and reading simple words. This resource could be used as a whole group or center...
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Phase 3: Sight Words
Use this list of 25 high frequency words to boost sight word recognition, as a spelling list, or as a quiz. These are very simple words that are 2-4 letters in length.
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Sight Words: Phase 4
Use this series of slides displaying sight words to have your class practice reading and spelling skills. Learners read a series of words such as have, went, and some. This is beneficial for either a group or center activity.
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Sight Words
Forty-five different words are listed in this vibrant PowerPoint. Review this presentation daily to kick-off your language arts lessons. Each word is presented on its own slide against a colorful background.
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Sight Words
Practice reading sight words using this resource. These aesthetically pleasing PowerPoint slides show 12 simple sight words such as mop, bat, and lip. This is a quick and easy way to provide a review for your kindergarten or first grade...
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Sight Words
Practice sight words. There is a list of forty-six words, such as house, very, and half. Learners could use this resource to practice reading or spelling these words. It would also work well as part of a whole group or center activity.
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Keyword Challenge
Sight word practice can be found here! First graders can read and practice spelling words such as get, said, and to. This is a handy resource to use as a center activity. Learners can practice using these words in sentences as well.
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Pronoun Agreement
The underlined pronouns in 20 sentences need correction because they don't agree with their antecedents. Your emerging copy editors provide the correct pronoun. The worksheet can be printed or used interactively online. Check to make...
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BECOME A LOGOPHILE
It's time to write! First, lead your emerging writers in a power writing activity. It takes six minutes and focuses on creative brainstorming. The class is given two words (duck and apple are suggested, but alter the words for different...
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Speak Up
Bring back some of your favorite kids for this lesson. Emerging speakers observe older learners making effective and ineffective oral presentations. They discuss each presentation and then prepare a speech of their own to deliver to the...
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Simply Speaking
Emerging orators distinguish between effective and ineffective public speaking strategies. They read a text that fits in with a Native Americans unit and speak about the text with both ineffective and effective volume, tone, phrasing,...
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Speak a Little Clearer!
What are the characteristics of effective public speaking? Emerging orators choose a fairy tale to present orally to the class. After modeling yourself, divide the class into small groups, having them critique each others' oral...
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Step-By-Step
For many emerging writers, essays are completed step-by-step. With the help of this lesson, learners will narrow down a topic, develop a thesis statement, develop a preliminary outline, conduct Internet research, and understand the...