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[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

Literacy week is a great way to promote literacy!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

PBS LearningMedia has wonderful sources that appeal to all grade levels. I can’t wait to show this to my ninth graders! #SWReadingEndorsement

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@BakerCarletha @LisaGilligan4 This is an elaborate rubric, provides great feedback for students!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

@Whitmangirl @LisaGilligan4 This is a great rubric that would make this assignment super quick and easy to grade!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

#SWGASinglePointRubric

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@BakerCarletha @nytvideo @LisaGilligan4 Love using videos in the classrooms! Students enjoy learning with videos!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

@paulme_melissa @LisaGilligan4 This reminds me of a KWL chart, great idea to use with younger/ struggling students!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

@Whitmangirl @LisaGilligan4 I love adding pictures to lessons whenever I can! I think it engages students in a way that words alone don’t.

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

Concept Cards are great for ELL students and encourage connections while reading. #SWGAContentLearning https://t.co/TRSpP179mC

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

https://t.co/xE15lTrJqj “Analyze a photo” is a great way to get students thinking about concepts and themes from any subject area. #SWVisualLiteracy

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

“One Bite at a Time” is a scaffolding technique that can help struggling writers feel less overwhelmed. #SWGADemonstratingMeaning @JSerravallo #writingstrategiesbook

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

#SWGAGainingMeaning

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

PALS reading is a wonderful strategy to increase Lexile scores. #CFGainingMeaning @Serravallo #readingstrategiesbook @LisaGilligan4

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

Love Jimmy Carter and his history. What a fun resource!

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

https://t.co/b6kzqz6nV5 Informational text is often a genre that teachers don’t enjoy teaching. With Common Core Standards, it’s essential that nonfiction, informational texts are a foundation in curriculum. #SWGAGainingMeaning

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

Yes! The younger we start our students off with informational text, the more confident they will become.

[Lisa Gilligan @LisaGilligan4]

"Younger students need to expand their repertoire and build literacy skills with informational text." Here are four practical ways to improve students' comprehension of informational text. #SWGAGainingMeaning @SWGAReadingEndorsement
https://t.co/rjC5QEqMyz

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

It’s so important that teachers teach “how” to read, rather than assume that students know how to do this.

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

https://t.co/ejHBWuqGKe
Duke writes about the importance of increasing time with info text, as well as using it for authentic purposes. Teachers must teach students HOW to read info text to foster comprehension of it.
#SWGAGainingMeaning @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

https://t.co/ejHBWuqGKe
Duke writes about the importance of increasing time with info text, as well as using it for authentic purposes. Teachers must teach students HOW to read info text to foster comprehension of it.
#SWGAGainingMeaning @LisaGilligan4

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

Modeling is so important to increase student engagement.

[Kensey D'Souza @KenseyEdgar]

@paulme_melissa @LisaGilligan4 Modeling for students is so very important in order for them to be able to understand.