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Kids - Reading Planet Home

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Khan Academy RIF KIDS Mind42.com - Collaborative mind mapping in your browser Kindergarten Literacy Activities TeacherTube welcomes the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Channel The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) channel offers information and video for students wanting to learn more about the science of medicine. Information on genetics, cell biology, chemistry, and other life sciences is available as well as links to interactive games and puzzles in these science areas. NIGMS also offers publications on different kinds of medical research and interviews with laboratory scientists so students can get a feel for what its like to be a scientific researcher. Exciting articles and discoveries in genetic research, such as the areas of mood, heart health, and diabetes are discussed and explored. Did you know that a gene has been found linked to optimism and self-esteem? To see videos on computational biology or cellular imaging, visit our NIGMS channel, or click on our Channel List and choose NIGMS.

Reading Fluency Activities Technology Experts in Schools: Teacher Leaders or Technicians? - Leading From the Classroom Are you a teacher who leads others in using technology? Or, are you a technology specialist in your school? As a technology guru, do you spend your day leading instruction or fixing technology? The following five steps on being a teacher leader in technology, rather than being a technology technician, are based on my article "The Technology Specialist's Dilemma: Computer Repair or Instructional Leader?" As technology becomes more embedded in the daily operation and instruction in schools and classrooms, the role of the technology resource teacher or specialist has evolved to meet these new demands. Whereas such roles were previously limited to computer maintenance and the occasional skill- building "how to" lesson, today's technology specialist is often faced with balancing a variety of maintenance, instructional, staff development, and leader- ship challenges. These steps help maximize the instructional roles of technology. Step 1: Know your instructional strengths.

Reading Fluency Activities The reading fluency activities on this page are essential for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. These activities can be taught in the classroom (small and large group setting) and can also be implemented at home! Keep checking this page for more free printable reading fluency activities and other ways to increase reading fluency! Reading Self-Check Poster By enlarging this template you can help students learn and remember important self-check strategies when reading. Words Per Minute Partner Read Increase a child's reading fluency at the word level while they take turns "reading" and being the "listener". Fluency With Punctuation Print and cut apart the strips to help children practice punctuation fluency by using letters of the alphabet. Repeated Reading Homework Log Use this parent friendly homework log to help your students practice reading fluency using the repeated reading method at home. Prefixes and Suffixes Buddy Reading Reader's Theater Poetry Anthologies Read the Room Oh!

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Kids can join the reading planet club to play a variety of phonics and vocabulary games at the game station. Has a book zone and express yourself station to read about featured authors and learn more about writing. by tiffanygalanis Nov 5

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