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Common Core Reading Resource: Smithsonian Tween Tribune

Catlin Tucker

Just in time for summer reading! I’m always on the look out for great resources to support reading. This free resource is a great place to grab informational and nonfiction texts written at various Lexile levels to support a wide range of reading abilities. Create up to 9 classes!

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We are just beginning the uphill climb to improve student reading scores

eSchool News

And yet, we are facing yet another heartbreaking report on student performance in reading. While most, if not all, of these are likely factors, and the analyses of why will continue, the prominent question for many of us is: Why, with so many states now signed on to the science of reading, do we still have this significant literacy crisis?

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Language Arts teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for high schoolers

eSchool News

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities. Engaging the Reading.

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4 ways to tie summer reading to the real world

eSchool News

It can also help tie student summer reading (or reading any time of the year!) As an English Language Arts teacher, I love it when I find a new resource that connects storytelling to learning, and the Learning Lab does just that. Next page: 3 more ways to tie cyber reading resources to the real-world).

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Are History Textbooks Worth Using Anymore? Maybe Not, Some Teachers Say

Edsurge

This is especially true of history texts, which attempt to distill complex and contrasting events into simple, linear narratives, often at the expense of nuance and unpleasant truths. Yet despite these limitations, textbooks are still the most popular way to teach and learn history.

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Digital On-Demand Class Sets for Required Curriculum Books Now Available in Sora Student Reading App

eSchool News

This model makes available ebooks and audiobooks on-demand in the Sora reading app to as many students as needed, with or without codes. Digital On-Demand Class Sets give schools the flexibility to allocate budget for assigned classroom reading even in situations where classes and rosters are not finalized.

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Why Students Don't Love History

Edsurge

What do you remember from history class? To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” schools are not well-known for teaching students history and getting them to remember it. I think you feel a little more connection.

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