Review of The Common Core’s Staircase of Text Complexity
A review of The Common Core’s Staircase of Text Complexity: Getting the Size of the First Step Right (Hiebert, 2011).
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TextProject and the Literacy Beat
Take a look at TextProject resources through the eyes of a pre-service instructor.
Stories of Words: Sports
Batter up! Whether you play sports or you watch others play sports, chances are some of the everyday words you use came from sports. Want… Read More »Stories of Words: Sports
Stories of Words: Abbreviations
Abbreviations help people save time in writing often used words. Take a look at the most common abbreviations and how they are used. C how… Read More »Stories of Words: Abbreviations
Stories of Words: Movies
When things are invented, such as computers, new words are often created to describe them. Also, well-known words sometimes take on new meanings.
Stories of Words: Food
Every word has a history. Some of these histories, or origins, are quite surprising. Because people have come to the United States from countries around… Read More »Stories of Words: Food
ToolKit for Tutoring
ToolKit for Tutoring is a guide for tutors and teachers working with young readers to develop literacy skills. This guide includes activities that focus on… Read More »ToolKit for Tutoring
New Words in New Texts
Talking points for a conversation between teachers and middle-school students about new vocabulary in complex texts.
Increase Engagement
Engagement in reading is essential if students are to become proficient and lifelong readers.
Elfrieda H. Hiebert–Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, August 1979 Advanced Graduate Study, Elementary Education, Arizona State University, 1974-76 M.Ed., Elementary Education,… Read More »Elfrieda H. Hiebert–Curriculum Vitae