tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36946183539410143092024-03-13T20:25:44.939-07:00Literacy in Action
"When I say to a parent, "read to a child", I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.”
Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-24143462063180725322013-07-14T01:54:00.001-07:002013-07-14T01:54:56.639-07:00Time to Rhyme<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7YEAJ-vHyy4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-39969054868153855762013-07-14T01:52:00.001-07:002013-07-14T01:52:47.963-07:00Time to Rhyme<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7YEAJ-vHyy4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-13137699155640630902013-07-14T01:51:00.001-07:002013-07-14T01:51:52.651-07:00Time to Rhyme<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7YEAJ-vHyy4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-34309358823241798012013-07-14T01:20:00.005-07:002013-07-14T01:20:42.565-07:00Rhyme Time<iframe width="400" height="300" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/aP3UHE0duCU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-69356863582915182312013-07-14T01:05:00.001-07:002013-07-14T01:11:08.155-07:00Rhymes for Prepwww.preschoolrainbow.org
www.bigeyedowl.co.uk/songs.htm
Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-41596211266665897692013-07-14T00:00:00.003-07:002013-07-14T00:04:24.066-07:00The Seven Steps to Writing SuccessOn the holidays I went to a fantastic coaching course on 'The Seven Steps to Writing Success' by Jen McVeity. What an inspiring lady! Her story graph makes so much sense and I love the way you can communicate this to students through short videos, ads and movies. Check out how your students can learn these seven individual skills simply by writing 10 minutes every day.
<a href="http://www.sevenstepswriting.com/"><a href="www.sevenstepswriting.com">www.sevenstepswriting.com
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</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-79865528454916741242013-07-13T23:25:00.005-07:002013-07-13T23:58:24.457-07:00Videos to Introduce The Seven Steps of Writing Success<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/etKCHLgW_o0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-4264734516562254682013-07-13T23:00:00.000-07:002013-07-13T23:02:22.827-07:00Videos to Introduce the Seven Steps to Writing Success
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xcDD22R6Lck?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-25456453067354089162013-06-18T00:34:00.000-07:002013-06-18T00:36:19.349-07:00Scholastic News - Another Fantastic Must Have<a href="http://sni.scholastic.com/SN2/Issue-Archive" target="_blank">Scholastic Archives</a><br />
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This is a fabulous guided reading resource with extremely interesting topics. The magazines are interactive and they even use the same metalanguage as 'Cars and Stars'. What a fantastic way to engage students in reading. Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-38168381214935300702013-06-13T02:02:00.002-07:002013-06-18T00:35:32.206-07:00Fabulous English Website - English for EveryoneFree resources! Wow! Check it out. Reading comprehension is adapted to ability. "Your reading comprehension materials are the best I've found on the web. They are so thorough and comprehensive! My students and I have learned a lot from them. Thanks so much!" -- Susan B., Carter, KY. 03/21/12 <br />
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<a href="http://www.englishforeveryone.org/" target="_blank">English For Everyone</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-4633004423157496692013-05-29T23:35:00.000-07:002013-05-29T23:35:18.981-07:00First Steps ResourcesFor all of you who love the First Steps resources and can no longer access them because they are out of print, here is website where you can download them for free.
<a href="http://det.wa.edu.au/stepsresources/detcms/portal/ ">http://det.wa.edu.au/stepsresources/detcms/portal/ </a>
Fantastic resource!!!
Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-52345402629835058162013-05-29T23:26:00.001-07:002013-05-29T23:36:13.865-07:00Fantastic VOICES Website<a href="http://www.writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Building_Traits_Overview.pdf"></a>
<a href="http://www.writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Building_Traits_Overview.pdf">http://www.writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/Building_Traits_Overview.pdf</a>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-10315121652254073562013-05-19T18:39:00.001-07:002013-05-19T18:39:25.774-07:00<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10050094" width="342" height="291" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/NicholasHogan/writing-complex-sentences-10050094" title="Writing complex sentences" target="_blank">Writing complex sentences</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/NicholasHogan" target="_blank">Nicholas Hogan</a></strong> </div>
By Slide ShareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-81869399142572138662013-05-19T18:26:00.002-07:002013-05-19T18:26:33.474-07:00Types of Conjunctions<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/2150032" width="342" height="291" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/guest421523a3/08-conjunctions" title="08 Conjunctions" target="_blank">08 Conjunctions</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/guest421523a3" target="_blank">guest421523a3</a></strong> </div>
From Slide ShareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-15216169575516691502013-05-19T18:21:00.002-07:002013-05-19T18:21:55.799-07:00Clauses and Types of Sentences<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/12558683" width="342" height="291" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/phopunzil/types-of-sentences-and-types-of-clauses" title="Types of sentences and types of clauses" target="_blank">Types of sentences and types of clauses</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/phopunzil" target="_blank">phopunzil</a></strong> </div>
By Slide ShareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-24470134406132398952013-05-19T18:16:00.001-07:002013-05-19T18:16:27.018-07:00<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/5584883" width="342" height="291" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/masenhimerd/sentence-types-5584883" title="Sentence types" target="_blank">Sentence types</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/masenhimerd" target="_blank">masenhimerd</a></strong> </div>
From Slide ShareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-48849754614427325182013-05-19T18:05:00.000-07:002013-05-19T18:05:13.872-07:00Year One<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/2203709" width="342" height="291" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/pipki1mm/first-grade-what-is-a-sentence" title="First Grade: What is a Sentence?" target="_blank">First Grade: What is a Sentence?</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/pipki1mm" target="_blank">pipki1mm</a></strong> </div>
From Slide ShareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-61965133020630393892013-05-19T17:39:00.000-07:002013-05-19T17:52:18.607-07:00Sentence StructureThis site has some great suggestions of sentence structure strategies/activities.
<a href="http://www.lewisandlewis.com.au/resources/language-resource-centre/teaching-sentence-structure/">http://www.lewisandlewis.com.au/resources/language-resource-centre/teaching-sentence-structure/
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-76160904159841762212013-05-05T17:26:00.002-07:002013-05-13T01:25:13.674-07:00ABC Song<iframe width="300" height="169" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/75p-N9YKqNo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-51944930301694255652013-05-05T17:04:00.001-07:002013-05-05T17:06:48.965-07:00Introducing Capital Letters
<a href="http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/cap_letters_stops/eng/Introduction/default.htm">http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/cap_letters_stops/eng/Introduction/default.htm
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By Leeward ChannelCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-61737854204016672482013-04-17T22:35:00.003-07:002013-04-17T22:35:20.446-07:00Shared Reading Lesson - Part One<iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hDfZmQBxHMg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
By Leeward ChannelCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-69511283577192108152013-04-17T22:31:00.003-07:002013-04-17T22:33:31.402-07:00Shared Reading Explanation<iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/E2zVJp_HeeM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
By the Leeward ChannelCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864415963044590408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694618353941014309.post-55288724965416568582013-04-17T04:11:00.001-07:002013-04-17T04:22:14.999-07:00A Fantastic Rhyming Song<object width="300" height="169"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/UfrXW2q1M38?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/UfrXW2q1M38?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="169" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
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