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01 Nov 09

Online summarize tool (free summarizing)

Auto-summarize online by directly imputing the article/document or by imputing the URL.

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Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners

he Auto-Summarize tool in Word will highlight key sentences or extract key parts of a document. It summarizes by selecting sentences, and either highlighting them or extracting them to a separate summary. It is not successful with every type of document, but can be very helpful with expository writing.

Auto-Summarize can be helpful in providing:

* Pre-reading for meaning by students who struggle with comprehension due to decoding problems or learning disabilities.
* Post-reading as a way of consolidating learning or to allow students to check their understanding of the material.

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Character Scrapbook

Use this reader's response activity to analyze the characters in any book. Print and collect your scrapbook pages.

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27 Oct 09

TV411 - Tune In To Learning

TV411 makes literacy relevant. Learners practice subject-verb agreement and proper punctuation so that their cover letters make the right impression. Similarly, knowing how to convert a percent into a decimal becomes a tool for understanding interest rate

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04 Oct 09

Printables: Bookmarks

Here you will find fact-filled bookmarks for your students. Simply print, cut out, and distribute. For greater durability, print the bookmarks on cardstock and laminate.


All of the bookmarks are PDF files. You will need an Adobe Reader to view and print them. If you do not have a Reader, you may download one here. It's easy and free!

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TeachersAndFamilies StudySites

To select teacher-recommended resources, select a subject in the left column, then click on the appropriate grade level to the right in the same row.

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Children's Collections

The following list provide access to classic and modern children's books including picture books.

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Read Alouds for the First Day of School

Of the hundreds of features at Choice Literacy, Shari Frost's Read Alouds for the First Day of School has the distinction of being the all-time most popular article we've posted. In this essay, Shari shares the suggestions of her colleagues of the best book to share for the very first read-aloud. There are ideas here for every elementary grade level:

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Storyline Online

The Screen Actors Guild hosts Storyline Online, chock-full of video read alouds. Well-known actors read children's books, and the videos are optimized to play at almost any bandwidth (even dial-up).

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