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The Benefits of Reading: Seven Tips for Reading More

Janice Campbell — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:56:36 +0000

Why spend time reading? Just in case you need an excuse to read to your children (or just to read for yourself), the infographic below outlines a host of benefits of reading. Although there are many practical reasons to read...

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Words Matter: How to Use Good Essay Models to Become a Better Writer

Janice Campbell — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:18:42 +0000

One of the best ways you can teach writing is to share good models. I especially like working with excellent essays, as they tend to expand not only vocabulary and usage skills, but also because they expand thought. Here's an example.

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Review: The Struggling Reader Assessments and Teaching Materials

Janice Campbell — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:08:55 +0000

Reading is the most important academic skill we teach our students. Students must learn to read well before they can read to learn, so it's important to create a nourishing home environment where books are read and enjoyed, ideas are discussed, and written and spoken communication is a natural part of everyday life. If you've created that strong foundation and your child still struggles with learning to read, there's usually a discoverable cause. In The Struggling Reader system, the Eckenwilers have provided the tools for diagnosis, and the means for teaching what is needed.

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Dynamic Literacy’s WordBuild: A Review

Janice Campbell — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:41:13 +0000

I love the study of words. Words are the building blocks of communication, and the more of them you know, the more likely it is that you will be a good writer and speaker. In addition, words are just plain...

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Questions about using Excellence In Literature in a co-op

Janice Campbell — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:32:55 +0000

I received an e-mail this morning from a co-op leader, inquiring about the Excellence in Literature (EIL) curriculum. When I receive detailed questions like these, I know that others are probably wondering some of the same of the same things,...

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Teaching from the Known to the Unknown

Janice Campbell — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:46:24 +0000

I was working with the Chaucer unit in Excellence in Literature: British Literature this morning, and thinking about the ways in which The Canterbury Tales can be made accessible to students. These stories are funny, startling, and sometimes appalling, and...

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