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Not All Rare Words Are Sesquipedalian!
A small part of the English vocabulary accounts for the majority of the words in the texts students read across the grades – but some
What Does It Mean To Be A Digitally Literate Scholar?
Some thoughts for Literacy Research Association session: Opening up the ivory tower: Examining the elements of open, digitally engaged scholarship (November 28, 2018, Indian Wells,
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A New Kind of Leveled Text: Meeting the Needs of Challenged Readers
Short sentences and less text don’t add up to proficient reading. But that’s exactly what the current wave of leveled texts offers.
What Should Goals Be For Increasing Students’ Oral Reading Rates?
The question of how much growth to set as goals for oral reading fluency depends on the grade level and where students are in relation… Read More »What Should Goals Be For Increasing Students’ Oral Reading Rates?
Stories of Words: Computers
When computers were invented in the 1930s scientists created new words to describe the new machine. When computers became widely used by people, people began
Stories of Words: Toponyms
Las Vegas. New York. Pie Town. Toponyms, or the names of places, are as different as the people who have named them. By learning
Stories of Words: Nym Word Groups
Putting words into groups can help us learn more words. For example, synonyms are a group of words that similar meanings. The word pretty
Stories of Words: Spanish
Every day, millions of Americans are speaking Spanish. They are introducing Spanish words to the English language. Americans are speaking English words with deep Spanish
Stories of Words: Music
Music has its own set of words.
Some words are used in other areas of life, but have very specific meanings in music. These