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Activity 154
Assessment 5
Intervention 4
Platform 6
Practice 2
Resource 5
Routine 15
Strategy 10
Supplemental Curriculum 7
Tool 10

Word Wake-Up

Vocabulary

Word Wake-Up

Sudents practice identifying synonyms for common words.
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SKILL (4th Edition)

Grammar + Syntax Inference Perspective Taking Reasoning Text Structure Vocabulary

SKILL (4th Edition)

SKILL is designed to support the development of key language skills through lessons that are standards aligned.
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Text Feature Find

Text Structure

Text Feature Find

Students identify various text features from an expository text
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Different Perspectives

Perspective Taking

Different Perspectives

This resource is a framework for teaching perspective taking through narrative texts using a story map and explicit instruction of mental state vocabulary. Students identify key points in the story and discuss characters’ thoughts and feelings throughout the narrative.
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Four Square Vocabulary

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Four Square Vocabulary

In this activity students will define vocabulary words and generate examples of the vocabulary word.
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Climb the Ladder

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Climb the Ladder

In this activity students will create sentences using a prompt and engage in dialogue about the sentence created. .
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Synonyms: Another Word

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Synonyms: Another Word

Students use their vocabulary knowledge to produce synonyms for given words.
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Concentric Circles Discussion

Perspective Taking Reasoning

Concentric Circles Discussion

This strategy provides students with the opportunity to engage in rich, peer-to-peer, conversations with their classmates. This resource includes an overview of the strategy and clear directions to support implementation.
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Pick a Number

Inference Perspective Taking

Pick a Number

This strategy provides students with the opportunity to think about and discuss different perspectives.
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Build-A-Word

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Build-A-Word

In this activity students demonstrate their knowledge of compound words by using the words in sentences.
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Cube Word Sort: Pre-K

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Cube Word Sort: Pre-K

One evidence-based practice to increase students’ vocabulary, knowledge, and comprehension is a Content-Rich English Language Arts approach to instruction.
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Meaning Map

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Meaning Map

This activity engages students in describing target words and providing examples of the words.
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The Research aka
Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base offers a curated set of recent evidence-based research findings intended to help practitioners better understand listening comprehension and its connection to other literacy skills (such as word reading, reading fluency, background knowledge, and reading comprehension).

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Additional Practices

Shared Book Reading
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Instructional/Scaffolded Conversations
Content-Rich/Cross Content ELA