webPD | Does decoding the prompt ensure test success?

webPD | Does decoding the prompt ensure test success?

Does decoding the prompt ensure test success? Many ELA standardized assessments include a complex task. These often require students to combine several reading and writing skills in order to produce a longer written response. To succeed at such a task, students must...
webPD | Mini-Lesson: Read Up, Write Down

webPD | Mini-Lesson: Read Up, Write Down

Mini-Lesson: Read Up, Write Down This mini-lesson demonstrates a strategy for self-editing. Kristina shows students the importance of lifting their papers when they self-edit. When they write, their papers are flat on their desks. But when it’s time to...
webPD | Mini-Lesson: Introduce Text Features

webPD | Mini-Lesson: Introduce Text Features

Mini-Lesson: Introduce Text Features This mini-lesson introduces the concept of text features. Using the Guinness Book of World Records, Kristina points out different kinds of text features and their importance. Duration: 13:56 | Grade 3
webPD | Mini-Lesson: Main-Idea Newspaper Headlines

webPD | Mini-Lesson: Main-Idea Newspaper Headlines

Mini-Lesson: Main-Idea Newspaper Headlines This mini-lesson helps students to understand the concept of a main idea and how to identify it within a text. Using newspaper headlines, Kristina shows students how to look for the clues from the text to create a...