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lopezelena3Possible lessons for parents/caregivers for after school learning
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Support Literacy Learning All Year Long. The Importance of Reading and Writing Beyond the Classroom.
As adults we know how important reading and writing are in all parts of our lives. We also know that a passion for reading and writing can help children and teens find ways to understand not only different cultures and worlds but also themselves. And writing can help them find ways to work through and communicate their hopes, fears, and dreams.
Research tells us that children and teens who don’t read and write outside of school, especially during long breaks such as summer vacation, face a big loss in their literacy growth compared to those who do continue learning all year long. This means the summer months and other breaks from school offer wonderful opportunities for families, caregivers, and out-of-school educators to help improve reading and writing.
There are some simple things you can do to help develop a lifelong love of reading and writing:
Start with online support and engaging resources developed by teachers and other literacy experts. Best of all, everything on the site is completely free.
Let your child or teen see you engaging in everyday literate activities like reading the newspaper or making a grocery list and talk about what you do.
Snuggle up with a book and your child before bed. Share books on tape with your teen or read aloud on car trips. And don’t forget writing. Leaving short notes on the refrigerator, a nighttime message on a pillow, or a letter expressing your pride in an accomplishment encourages reading and demonstrates the power of words.
Read some of the books, magazines, or websites your child or teen is reading and then discuss them together. Write a journal, scrapbook, or blog as a family, taking time to record daily events. You can even write group e-mails or letters to family and friends. -
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Gail HolmesRead Write Think
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Mary PruntyLearning Beyond the Classroom includes activites for summer break, holidays, and even weekends. This provides ideas and fun games for students to stretch their thinking even when school is not in session!
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Shelley K.To enhance interactive learning, ReadWriteThink has produced a selection of lessons that incorporate online activities for K–12 students. These interactives are primarily intended to assist students with a reading or writing activity. Although they are ti
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Cindy Freelearning activities for after school or summer vacation
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Janet CFrom the makers of ReadWriteThink, a great site for summer or vacation activities for ages 4 - 16. Some can be done with parents around the house.
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
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Fred GagnonLearning Beyond the Classroom
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Tim SparacinoLearning activities for after school, vacation time, etc. (easily adapted to classroom use)
a collection of learning activities that students can do on their own or with the help of a parent. The activities are categorized into four age groups from ages four through eighteen. In addition to the learning activities, Learning Beyond the Classroom offers educational podcasts and videos. -
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andrew kauffmanliteracy stuff
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Stefani HiteActivities and resources to help children and teens explore reading and writing after school, during vacation, or all summer long.
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Justin MedvedThese Read-Write-Think people are INCREDIBLE. Just goes to show you what great sponsors can do when they partner up with dedicated educators! Learning Beyond the Classroom is pitched as a “summer” destination site but it sure looks to me like something that could be used all year. The site offers a terrific collection of highly detailed literacy activities, booklists, podcasts & videos, charts and more:
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Kate ClarkeFind activities and resources to help children learn about reading and writing after school.
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Tom StimsonReadWriteThink | Home | Learn All Year Long | Podcasts & Videos | Tool Tip Sheets
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Fred Delventhalvia http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=3320
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Aaron Tuckwoodactivities for teens and children explore reading and writing away from school hours
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Ted Sakshaugactivities for teens and children explore reading and writing away from school hours
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