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The Literacy Place - Login. 50 Topics for Impromptu Student Speeches. Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices - TIP Sheets - Butte College. Run-on sentences can be divided into two types.

Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices - TIP Sheets - Butte College

The first occurs when a writer puts no mark of punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between independent clauses. The second is called a comma splice, which occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined by just a comma and no coordinating conjunction. English Grammar Games and Notes - Woodward English. The Punctuation Guide. 15 Common Grammar Mistakes That Kill Your Writing Credibility. I love to write, but I’m not so crazy about grammar.

15 Common Grammar Mistakes That Kill Your Writing Credibility

Learning about words that dangle, split, and get misplaced isn’t my idea of fun. However, as an English major in college, I had it drilled into my head that poor grammar revealed laziness and a lack of respect for the reader. It’s the literary form of bad manners and exposes the writer as someone who isn’t serious about the craft. If you’re an author, particularly a self-published author, you need to do everything possible to win your readers’ hearts and minds. Storytime. Free, Printable Comic Strip Templates. Write Your Own Story Comic Strips are an art form all their own. The Learning Progression Frameworks » Curriculum Progress Tools. Matrices of progress indicators – Transactional writing and poetic writing / Written language / English exemplars / The NZ Curriculum Exemplars / Assessment tools & resources / Home - Assessment.

You are here: The matrices of progress indicators for written language illustrate the English curriculum achievement objectives across levels 1 to 5 as demonstrated in students' work.

Matrices of progress indicators – Transactional writing and poetic writing / Written language / English exemplars / The NZ Curriculum Exemplars / Assessment tools & resources / Home - Assessment

Home » Curriculum Progress Tools. Marking resources for e-asTTle writing / Teacher resources / Home - e-asTTle. Teachers can find many resources to assist them with marking e-asTTle writing.

Marking resources for e-asTTle writing / Teacher resources / Home - e-asTTle

Please click on the links below. Marking rubric The revised writing tool assesses writing across five purposes. These are: describe, explain, recount, narrate, and persuade. The Describe purpose is divided into two: describe a moment in time, and describe a process. Running Record Assesment Tips. Assessment Tips Running Records You can do leveled reading assessment by taking a running record using a book that you believe is close to the child’s developmental level.

Running Record Assesment Tips

Re-thinking ‘success criteria’: a simple device to support pupils’ writing – James Durran. Colleagues and I have been working with primary schools to develop an alternative to listed ‘success criteria’ for writing, which we call ‘boxed’ or ‘expanding success criteria’ (or often just ‘the rectangles thing.’) It is very easy to adopt, and teachers have been finding that it can transform how writing is talked about and approached in the classroom, with an immediate impact on the quality of what pupils are producing. Thechildrensbookshop.co. The Eight Parts of Speech - TIP Sheets - Butte College. TIP SheetTHE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

The Eight Parts of Speech - TIP Sheets - Butte College

The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary. The role of the SENCO: what do you need to know? - Special Needs Jungle. The SENCO has a critical role to play in ensuring that children with special educational needs and disabilities within a school receive the support they need.

The role of the SENCO: what do you need to know? - Special Needs Jungle

Gradually over the years the status and import of the role has developed with successive guidance validating and substantiating the role. In the most recent Code of Practice, the SENCO must be a qualified teacher (why ever were they not!) English Language Learning Progressions / Professional support for teachers and teacher aides / Planning for my students' needs / ESOL Online. The English Language Learning Progressions (ELLP) are key documents for the assessment, planning and teaching of English language learners.

English Language Learning Progressions / Professional support for teachers and teacher aides / Planning for my students' needs / ESOL Online

They help teachers to choose content, vocabulary, and tasks that are appropriate to each learner's age, stage, and language-learning needs. This may include learners for whom English is a first language but who would benefit from additional language support. ELLP support for teaching and planning Click on the diagram below to explore how to use the ELLP matrices with the English language learners in your classroom. While the English Language Learning Progression matrices are used for funding purposes, they also play a vital role in planning for ELLs in a small group or classroom programme. Key messages. The more teachers expect, the bigger the gains. MAY 9, 2017 Updated MAY 15, 2017.

The more teachers expect, the bigger the gains

Assessment Resource Banks. Video Series. Inclusive Education - Guides for schools. Writing - Literacy Progressions. Choice page. Is it time to change New Zealand's "white, middle-class" approach to reading? New Zealand education has long held an international reputation for excellence, so why are many of our young readers struggling?

Is it time to change New Zealand's "white, middle-class" approach to reading?

According to researchers, the literacy programmes in most New Zealand schools are decades out of date – and largely irrelevant to today’s learners. They are racist and classist, and our teachers are poorly trained for literacy instruction. Professor James Chapman, Professor of Educational Psychology at Massey University, says the New Zealand education system is disabled by “white, middle-class assumptions” about learners. “The reading instruction in most New Zealand schools assumes that kids come to school with a certain set of language experiences that will enable them to benefit from the way that language is taught.

Literacy Online / English - ESOL - Literacy Online website - English - ESOL - Literacy Online. Learning Progression Frameworks. The Literacy Learning Progressions - Literacy Progressions. Parents.education.govt.nz. Mem Fox. Reasons to Read Aloud to Children. Skills Workshop. Here's How to Host a Book Tasting in Your Classroom! This post originally appeared on the blog Musings from the Middle School. This week, we are getting ready to start our first round of literature circles. Our book choices are Wonder, Among the Hidden, Freak the Mighty, Al Capone Does My Shirts, and Running Out of Time. 5 Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy: A Framework.

5 Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy: A Framework. Dr Alison Davis – Welcome to my site. Dr Alison Davis is the director of Vision Education, a professional development company specialising in delivery of professional development to schools and leaders in literacy, assessment, school self review and school change.