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Guided Reading
ELLs
Brain Breaks
Co-Teaching
This and That....
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The time of the school year that students are most likely to have a decreased reading level.
What is the beginning of the school year?
100
Formatted visual layouts to be used to organize information.
What is a graphic organizer? http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
100
This brain break is twisted.
What is this brain break that involves kids stretching? http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/
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Co-teaching.
What is the instruction of students by a classroom teacher and special education teacher working together?
100
Utilizing these types of trade books will assist all students, but particularly ELLs.
What is multicultural literature?
200
Four to six.
What is the optimal number of students in a guided reading group?
200
5 to 7 years.
What is the length of time it takes an English Language Learner to develop a workable understanding of the English language. Language development is divided into 2 categories, BICS - basic interpersonal communication skills and CALP - cognitive academic language proficiency.
200
Thumb war or peace.
What is a brain break involving a partner and the use of hands only? http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/2013/05/thumb-war-or-peace-energizing-brain.html
200
Individual Education Plans and regular education goals.
What are two topics that must be discussed by the co-teachers prior to presenting a lesson?
200
This can't be stressed enough! We teachers allow 3 seconds for this.
What is waiting, (or thinking) time?
300
Instructional level.
What is the appropriate student reading level to use during guided reading?
300
Don't call them differences, instead, look for similarities.
What is the goal of the teacher when working toward a diverse, yet united group of classroom students.
300
This activity is effective when moving throughout the building.
This brain break is useful when students are moving throughout the building. Students line up in a single file, and stand one arm's length behind the person in front of them. Watching the student's feet in front of him/her, the student keeps in step with the student in front of him/her.
300
A co-teaching example.
What are we watching on You Tube today? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCn4qDyuZVE
300
The difference in the achievement between Caucasian and minority students on standardized tests.
What is the Achievement Gap?
400
Genre of books to be used when teaching guided readers.
What is non fiction?
400
This strategy is recommended for ELLs, but also benefits all students. This is one of the visual approaches recommended by researchers.
What is teaching vocabulary through the use of pictures. Here's another way of getting the students to learn vocabulary: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=3293
400
Story telling.
What is a brain break during which students sit in a circle. You begin a story with one sentence, and each student adds to it. You set the ground rules.
400
A tool you can use, found on the Internet, that translates your words into the parents' native languages.
What is voki.com
400
An effective strategy for struggling readers.
What is repeated reading?
500
Methods to keep other students occupied while you work with the guided reading group.
What is The Daily 5?
500
Creating an Anti-Bias Learning Environment.
What is the name of the form you will be completing?
500
Trading Places.
What is this brain break? Have students stand behind their pushed-in chairs. Call out a trait and everyone who has that trait must change places with someone else (students who do not have the trait stay where they are). Examples: "Everyone with curly hair." "Everyone who ate cereal for breakfast." Everyone who is wearing stripes."
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This social media tool is being used by schools to connect to parents in a way that seems to be more appealing.
What is Facebook?
500
When communicating with our students, we need to be sure they comprehend.
What is comprehensible input? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K11o19YNvk