Teaching Tools
Stages of Spelling Development
This chart shows the developmental levels, ages, and strategies of proficient spellers. Use this to guide and coach young spellers. Use the student's writing to assess his/her spelling development level and plan instruction.Word Sorts: Inflectional Endings Dropping Rules
Learning to follow spelling rules takes practice. This activities helps students to see the patterns of letters that dictate whether a y or e should be kept or dropped when adding an inflectional ending.Grade Level Tier 1 Planning Guide
Our success depends on how well planned we are! Grade level teams need to have a structure for effective team planning. This document is a guide for thinking about designing high quality instruction. Planning time is precious and sparse, so use these guiding questions to focus the conversation on what standards really matter.Alphaboxes
This download is a 2 page word wall that students can use to collect key vocabulary during reading.Making Words-Words with or and ow
Using the big word "powerful" this document has the letters ready to cut out as well as a recording sheet for the words made. The second page lists words that can be made, patterns to sort, and transfer words.8 Activities for Developing Phonemic Awareness
This set of activity cards can be printed, laminated, and cut out for quick reference to ideas and songs to use with young children developing phonological awareness.Reader's Workshop Quick Chart
This chart shows the instructional formats used in Reader's Workshop. Use this as a planning guide for differentiating reading instruction at all grade levels.Making Words-Words with Schwa
Using the big word "another" this document has the letters ready to cut out as well as a recording sheet for the words made. The second page lists words that can be made, patterns to sort, and transfer words.Making Words-Words with Vowel Digraph Patterns ou and oo
Using the big word "solution" this document has the letters ready to cut out as well as a recording sheet for the words made. The second page lists words that can be made, patterns to sort, and transfer words.Identifying Students for Reading Interventions
This chart shows cut scores for K-8th grade using Oral Reading Fluency scores from 2 unfamiliar grade-level appropriate passages and the Developmental Reading Assessment 2. The scores used identify students reading below the 25th percentile. These students need high quality Tier 1 instruction and intervention AND 30-60 extra minutes at least 3 days per week of Tier 2 interventions. An effective intervention includes explicit strategy instruction and practice with coaching.Categories
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