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R&D Alert® Vol. 15, No. 1
Math improvement through cognitive science and the achievement gap of students in foster care are just a few of the highlights in this newsletter issue.
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Assessment Literacy
How can middle and high schools ensure their assessment system is balanced and aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English language arts/literacy (ELA/Literacy)? Find out in this archived webinar.
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Multi-Tiered System of Supports: A Comprehensive Framework for Implementing the California Common Core State Standards
This free six-hour online professional development module guides educators through the process of using a comprehensive framework to create systemic support systems that address barriers to opportunity and success for all learners.
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Never Too Late: Boosting Reading Skills in Community College
Learn how community college instructors use the research-based Reading Apprenticeship approach to help students collaborate with one another to identify and address their specific reading challenges.
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Helping English Learners Rise to the Challenge of Complex Texts
English language learner students at the secondary level can learn rigorous content and academic English language skills much more quickly than educators have traditionally believed. Read about an instructional approach designed to help achieve this goal.
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Best Practices in Early Literacy Instruction
Learn how 21st-century research and theory can inform everyday instructional practices in early childhood literacy instruction, preK-3.
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WestEd Experts Offer Common Core Guidance
As educators, administrators, and policymakers throughout the nation prepare to implement the Common Core State Standards, WestEd staff have worked hard to provide the support needed to meet the challenges of this process.
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Conquering the Pitfalls on the Pathway to Math Success
Research shows that exposure to WestEd's Math Pathways & Pitfalls curriculum can be transformative in moving students to a more confident and successful experience, and raising both standardized and project-administered test scores. Learn more in this article.
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Innovative and Creative Uses of the Online Professional Learning Modules for the CCSS
Learn how educators (individually and in group sessions) can make the most of the Professional Learning Modules developed by the California Department of Education (CDE) as part of Common Core State Standards.
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Text Complexity in Reading and Writing
Teaching students to read and write text at the appropriate level of rigor is integral to implementing the Common Core State Standards with fidelity. Learn the three factors used to measure text complexity.
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An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Common Core Style
How can educators build shared responsibility for students' literacy development during a transition to the Common Core State Standards? Find out in this archived webinar.
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Overview of the California English Language Arts Common Core and Literacy in the Content Areas
Learn about California's Common Core State Standards in English language arts and literacy, and resources for implementing these standards.
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Doing What Works: Improving K-3 Reading Comprehension
This package contains all the materials you need to conduct four two-hour professional development sessions on implementing Doing What Works K-3 Reading Comprehension practices.
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Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy (RAAL) Course: Teacher’s Guide Unit 1, Reading Self and Society
The first unit of the Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy Course lays the foundation for the course as an inquiry into the role of literacy in people's lives, how the Reading Apprenticeship framework and routines support students to become more confident and competent readers, and how, explicitly, to navigate the disciplinary texts encountered in English language arts, including a range of literary genres and expository texts. (Units 2 and 3 address history and science texts, respectively.)
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Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy (RAAL) Course: Student Reader Unit 1, Reading Self and Society: Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship
For use with Unit 1 of the Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy Course or on its own, this themed anthology for middle and high school students invites them to explore topics related to literacy and its relevance to their lives and their futures.
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Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy (RAAL) Course: Student Interactive Notebook Unit 1, Reading Self and Society
This Interactive Notebook for the Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy Course contains writing prompts, graphic organizers, and resources for partner, small group, and individual literacy investigations.
$14.95
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