Best-practice strategies for
teaching reading & writing
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3 Test-Prep Power Strategies
58 Minutes
Achieving a Close Reading in 5 Steps
48 Minutes
Add 6 Types of Supporting Details
5 Minutes
Add Beginnings & Endings to Middles
20 Minutes
Align with the Strongest Position
3 Minutes
Broaden Definition of Inference
2 Minutes
Building Strong Paragraphs
48 Minutes
Citing Textual Evidence
47 Minutes
Clarify “Developed” Versus “Details”
2 Minutes
Clarify Summary Versus Synthesis
5 Minutes
Clarify That Voice is a Choice
2 Minutes
Clarify the Role of Wikipedia
4 Minutes
Compare a Book to its Movie Version
2 Minutes
Compare Vocabulary Study to Dating
2 Minutes
Connect Ideas Within Paragraphs
6 Minutes
Convert Rubric Scores to Grades
10 Minutes
Craft Informative Conclusions
3 Minutes
Cross the Bridge of Fluency
3 Minutes
Culminate Research with a Timeline
2 Minutes
Define Evidence Versus Just a Detail
3 Minutes
Developing Ideas
47 Minutes
Developing Pictorial Writing Skills
49 Minutes
Discern 3 Types of Syntheses
5 Minutes
Emphasize the “Trump” Traits
2 Minutes
Engage Every Student with ESR’s
5 Minutes
Establish a “Done” List
4 Minutes
Execute Mini-Lessons in 4 Steps
5 Minutes
Explore Bell-Ringer Options
5 Minutes
Find the Story Within the Problem
4 Minutes
Fine-Tuning Sentences: Grades 2-4
49 Minutes
Fine-Tuning Sentences: Grades 5-12
47 Minutes
Follow 4-Step Predictions in Science
3 Minutes
Follow 5 Steps to Make an Inference
7 Minutes
How can I use Flipgrid in math?
3 Minutes
How do I overcome my own biases?
2 Minutes
How do you make reading fun?
5 Minutes
Identify the Best Answers
6 Minutes
Immersing Students in Complex Text
49 Minutes
Leading an Effective Reading Block
50 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 3-5: 6-Traits Launch
243 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 3-5: Guided Reading
238 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 3-5: Reading Block
138 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 3-5: Rigorous Reading
134 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 3-5: Vocabulary
60 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 6-12: 6-Traits Launch
236 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Vocabulary
61 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades K-2: 6-Traits Launch
274 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades K-2: Guided Reading
238 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades K-2: Reading Block
138 Minutes
Learning Path | Grades K-2: Rigorous Reading
136 Minutes
Locate Test-Prep Resources
8 Minutes
Maintain Control During Mini-Lessons
5 Minutes
Make Notes During Writer Conferences
4 Minutes
Maximize On-Screen Reading Time
5 Minutes
Measure a Text’s Complexity
4 Minutes
Navigate the Internet
3 Minutes
Paraphrase Author Ideas
3 Minutes
Plan & Ask Text-Dependent Questions
5 Minutes
Recognizing the Six Traits: Grades 3-5
66 Minutes
Recognizing the Six Traits: Grades 6-12
46 Minutes
Recognizing the Six Traits: Grades K-2
43 Minutes
Revise Ideas with Spider-Leg Sentences
24 Minutes
Scaffold Writing Experiences
7 Minutes
Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel
6 Minutes
Start and End Persuasive Pieces
6 Minutes
Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary
49 Minutes
Support Writers When They Need Help
3 Minutes
Teach Conventions in Context
5 Minutes
Teach One Skill Across 3+ Days
2 Minutes
Teach Readers How to Skim Long Texts
4 Minutes
Teaching Argumentative Writing
48 Minutes
Teaching Informative Writing
47 Minutes
Teaching Persuasive Writing
46 Minutes
Tempt Readers with Booktalks
2 Minutes
Translate Technical Symbols to Words
2 Minutes
Understanding Disciplinary Literacy
45 Minutes
Vary Text Types
3 Minutes
Writing After a Close Reading
38 Minutes
