Related Blog Posts

I need help with creating a thematic teaching unit (speaking, listening, reading & writing).?

11 hours ago ago from Literacy News

Can anyone help me out please? For one of my classes I need to create a thematic teaching unit with lessons for promoting components of literacy development. My grade level is preschool, and I need to make four lesson plans; one for each development… speaking, listening, reading and writing. A few units I thought about doing was the seasons or a beach theme but I get stuck, for example with the seasons…. On the reading lesson plan, I ...

Related content

Ten Tips for Reading With Kids

16 hours ago ago from ParentsHut

Education and parenting experts agree that reading to and with young children helps them better understand their world and develop important language and learning skills. Most importantly, when parents and children read together, children develop a love of reading that can last a lifetime. But how can busy parents and caregivers maximize the value of reading [...] Related posts: Top Ten Highly Admired Gifts for Kids 10 Important Tips for ...

Related content

Is Reading to Your Young Child Really Necessary?

20 hours ago ago from Danny The Dragon

Research continues to support that reading benefits children of all ages in a variety of ways. According to studies, reading helps build your child’s vocabulary, helps develop his imagination, and increases his ability to communicate. In fact, there is a direct relationship between how many words an infant hears in a day and his language skills, even his IQ. That being said, reading is crucial in exposing your baby or young child to a variety ...

Related content

INTASC Standard 1

11 hours ago ago from Student Teaching "Scraps"

Standard 1: Subject Matter Knowledge: Teachers shall understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, structures of the disciplines, especially as they relate to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS), and design developmentally appropriate learning experiences making the subject matter accessible and meaningful to all students. I spent a great deal of time looking over state and national standards, and trying to ...

Related content

Middle School Teacher Finds Key to Making Reading Fun

16 hours ago ago from Reference And Education Information

Most teachers have found that getting their students interested in reading is not any simple task. However one teacher in Queens Village, N.Y., has found an innovative way to stay students in her sixth-grade class targeted and entertained while improving their reading skills. Bertha Cuascut, a literacy coach at The Jean Nuzzi College, a public middle school, agreed to require part in an exceedingly pilot program called Read-A-Movie. The ...

Related content

Related News

Regis College, MGH Institute of Health Professions Create New Partnership

21 hours ago ago from FanHouse

To help alleviate a local and nationwide shortage of teachers with expertise in reading, Regis College in Weston and MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston have created a new partnership in which graduates will receive a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in reading . Regis College and the MGH Institute will each offer six courses toward the 36 credit master’s degree. Students will take reading courses at the MGH ...

Related content

Related Videos

Nothing to see... move along.