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Archive of Children's Poetry

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As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we’ll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids.

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Technology is sliding a power cord, app, or some other innovation into every aspect of education, even elementary reading classes. Today, the use of e-books and iPads in the classroom are taking reading to a “whole new level,” according to Diane Darrow, library information media specialist at Bel Aire Elementary in Tiburon, Calif and an Apple Distinguished Educator.

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Reading is a crucial part of a child’s educational foundation. Once children learn to read fluidly and are able to retain concepts, a whole new wonderful world is opened up to them. From that point on, they can start to learn about anything they want! Here are five ways that you can promote reading in your school classroom.

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How does the mind work — and how does it learn? Teachers' instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such gut knowledge often serves us well, but is there anything sturdier to rely on?

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When you find something
you want to view later,
put it in Pocket.

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Over the past 18 years, I’ve done my share of “traditional” teaching:  I chose a book, I decided how many pages my students would read each night, I wrote questions to see if they read the book, I came up with what I thought were awesome projects so the kids could have fun after reading the books.

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A question about a pineapple and a hare on the New York State eighth-grade reading exam has "stumped even educators" and left students "scratching their heads.

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According to this article for Huff Post, U.S. high school students are reading at a level that hovers around 5th grade. One of the many concerns here is a lack of development of "critical reading skills", the kind that help students master many aspects of the 21st Century Fluencies.

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Teachers and parents could help boost preschoolers' reading skills later on just by changing how they read books aloud to the kids, a new study suggests.

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Collection and resources for fiction reading - including a Kids Read section

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When I first read the description of MagicReader, I thought it was just too good to be true. A reading app for iPad that flips pages with just a turn of your head? No way. But then I remembered that the iPad has a front camera, and the app must be using it to detect faces and the necessary head movements. I was right.

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Using Reading Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking

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LitCharts - the faster, downloadable alternative to SparkNotes.

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"youRhere" is a great Chrome extension which give you a chance to mark your article reading- progress by just clicking it.

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Here you will find a list of authors and illustrators who are celebrating their birthday this month. Please use the search feature to find titles created by these authors and illustrators.

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Learning Theatre - Reading, Math, Science, History, Music, Guidance, Staff Development

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Welcome to ABookandaHug where young readers can now write their own reviews of their favorite books.

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Prefixes and suffixes interactive activity

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Study: Babies Learn to Speak by Reading Lips

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