Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Developed by Arleen Stuck, this module offers succinct, relevant suggestions for teaching setting a purpose as a reading strategy. Specific topics addressed include "What is setting a purpose?", "Where is setting a purpose discussed in the Ohio Academic Content Standards?", "How can setting a purpose be taught so that it will support reading comprehension?", "How can setting a purpose be used to teach vocabulary?", "How can setting a purpose be practiced in a literacy center?", "How can instruction for setting a purpose be differentiated?", and "How can assessment be integrated into teaching the strategy of setting a purpose?" Practical ideas are provided for using setting a purpose as a strategy before, during, and after reading.... 982 Determining Importance Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Developed by Jackie Wissman, this module offers succinct, relevant suggestions for teaching determining importance as a reading strategy. Specific topics addressed include "What is determining importance?", "Where is determining importance discussed in the Ohio Academic Content Standards?", "How can determining importance be taught so that it will support reading comprehension?", "How can determining importance be used to teach vocabulary?", "How can determining importance be practiced in a literacy center?", "How can instruction for determining importance be differentiated?", and "How can assessment be integrated into teaching the strategy of determining importance?" Practical ideas are provided for using determining importance as a strategy before, during, and after reading.... 983 Connecting to Prior Knowledge Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Developed by Arleen Stuck, this module offers succinct, relevant suggestions for teaching connecting to prior knowledge as a reading strategy. Specific topics addressed include "What is connecting to prior knowledge?", "Where is connecting to prior knowledge discussed in the Ohio Academic Content Standards?", "How can connecting to prior knowledge be taught so that it will support reading comprehension?", "How can connecting to prior knowledge be used to teach vocabulary?", "How can connecting to prior knowledge be practiced in a literacy center?", "How can instruction for connecting to prior knowledge be differentiated?", and "How can assessment be integrated into teaching the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge?" Practical ideas are provided for using connecting to prior knowledge as a strategy before, during, and after reading.... Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: National Lab Day (NLD) is a nationwide initiative to build local communities of support that will foster ongoing collaborations among volunteers, students and educators. Volunteers, university students, scientists, engineers, other STEM professionals and, more broadly, members of the community are working together with educators and students to bring discovery-based science experiences to students in grades K-12.... Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–12 Professional Commentary: The Ohio Resource Center Mathematics Bookshelf features a list of outstanding trade books that can be used with students to support mathematics learning in K-12 classrooms. The entry for each book offers teaching ideas, mathematics standards alignment, and a list of related ORC teaching resources.... 986 Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: This Framework describes the rhetorical and twenty-first-century skills as well as habits of mind and experiences that are critical for college success. Based in current research in writing and writing pedagogy, the Framework was written and reviewed by two- and four-year college and high school writing faculty nationwide and is endorsed by... Projects: Writing 6-12 987 The "Clear and Present Danger" Test Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The University of Missouri-Kansas City is the source of this web site. The site looks at four espionage trials during the World War I era.... 988 Presidential and Parliamentary Governments Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This site is from Scholastic in association with Grolier On-Line. It suggests three topics for student research: 1.) What are some of the differences between a parliamentary and constitutional government, 2.) What is the separation of powers and why is it important in parliamentary and constitutional governments, and 3) Who was John Locke and what did... 989 Phonemic Awareness and the Teaching of Reading: A Position Statement Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–1 Professional Commentary: A position statement adopted by the International Reading Association, this professional resource was developed in response to recent public attention to the role of phonemic awareness in beginning reading instruction. The statement discusses key issues related to research, policy, and classroom practice.... 990 Leading the Way to Literacy: Helpful Video Tips Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–Kindergarten Professional Commentary: This video clip stresses the importance of reading aloud to children and provides parents with helpful tips on reading with their children. Designed to encourage family reading, the video describes how reading aloud creates strong bonds between a parent and child, teaches concepts about how books work, and develops language skills children need to be successful readers.... |