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Foundations of Universal Design for Learning
Foundations of Universal Design for Learning
Foundations of Universal Design for Learning

An introductory teacher course to learn the what, why, and how of Universal Design for Learning.
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How to Read an E-Book with Your Child
How to Read an E-Book with Your Child
How to Read an E-Book with Your Child

This article gives families three simple tips on how to help younger children stay focused on the story when reading from a digital text.
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Molina Foundation
Molina Foundation
Molina Foundation

The Molina Foundation works hand-in-hand with community-based organizations in vulnerable communities. They are committed to improving healthy child development with a focus on access to literacy, language, and early childhood education through their programs: Book Buddies, WordUp and On My Way to Kindergarten.
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National Library - Services to Schools
National Library - Services to Schools
National Library - Services to Schools

The New Zealand National Government highlights a variety of resources for schools which include promoting reading engagement and developing digital literacy.
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10 Best Practices in Kindergarten Literacy
10 Best Practices in Kindergarten Literacy
10 Best Practices in Kindergarten Literacy

This 40-page eBook by Nellie Edge presents best practices in joyful accelerated kindergarten literacy.
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Promote Early Childhood Literacy in Your Practice
Promote Early Childhood Literacy in Your Practice
Promote Early Childhood Literacy in Your Practice

Family physicians play an integral role in educating families about early childhood literacy. The American Academy of Family Physicians identify Early Childhood Literacy as a Social Determinants of Health that physicians can assist with by creating a literacy-friendly practice.
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Renaissance Accelerated Reader Bookfinder
Renaissance Accelerated Reader Bookfinder
Renaissance Accelerated Reader Bookfinder

Look up your child’s book title to find the corresponding Lexile reading level and Renaissance Learning Accelerated Reader 360 quiz. Selecting the right books to help your child with reading and comprehension is easier than ever.
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Literacy Activities in the Home
Literacy Activities in the Home
Literacy Activities in the Home

This document provides interactive literacy activities designed for parents to use with their child at home.
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Center for Early Literacy Learning
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Center for Early Literacy Learning

The Center for Early Learning Literacy promotes the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices.
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Achieve the Core - Archive
Achieve the Core - Archive
Achieve the Core - Archive

This collection of classroom videos and associated lesson materials was developed in 2013 to support K-12 educators implementing the Common Core State Standards. The videos are not intended to be exemplars as all of the participants were at that time, early in their work with those standards. Rather, they showed real-life classrooms, with all the real-life challenges and successes. These resources were created for and previously found on Teaching the Core, a website funded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
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27 Feeling Words
27 Feeling Words
27 Feeling Words

Activity for parents and teachers to encourage children to use the 27 feeling words to express their feelings.
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6 Myths About Kindergarten Literacy Instruction
6 Myths About Kindergarten Literacy Instruction
6 Myths About Kindergarten Literacy Instruction

Dr. Heidi Anne E. Mesmer and Marcia Invernizzi believe we need kindergarten reform, but the call to take literacy instruction out of kindergarten reflects a deep misunderstanding of exactly what good literacy instruction is at the kindergarten level and why it is essential.
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Footsteps2Brilliance
Footsteps2Brilliance
Footsteps2Brilliance

Students can engage in early literacy learning in this fun and engaging game-based platform that is accessible on-line or as an app download. These fun activities support the development of print concept, phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition.
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Newsela - Reading Resources
Newsela - Reading Resources
Newsela - Reading Resources

Newsela provides current news stories and other content aimed at K-12 students. The content is provided at several Lexile reading levels that allows students to read the same content, but at their reading level.
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10 Free Online Educational Game Sites
10 Free Online Educational Game Sites
10 Free Online Educational Game Sites

MindShift shares ten free online educational game sites that teachers or parents may use as teaching supplements.
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Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters

Millions of American children get to fourth grade without learning to read proficiently and that puts them on the high school dropout track. The ability to read by third grade is critical to a child’s success in school, life-long earning potential and their ability to contribute to the nation’s economy and its security.
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Best Beginnings Activities and Resources
Best Beginnings Activities and Resources
Best Beginnings Activities and Resources

Best Beginnings discusses the importance of children's first five years, provides activities and resources for parents and educators to support whole child development, and identifies steps community members and businesses can take to support early child development.
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Growing Readers
Growing Readers
Growing Readers

Best Beginnings provides early literacy resources to encourage parents and caregivers to read with their children to prepare them for Kindergarten.
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Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility

A study describes the importance of mastering specific academic and social and emotional skills by the end of elementary school and discusses gaps in achievement by gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
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Resource Guide to the Foundational Skills of the California ELA/ELD Framework
Resource Guide to the Foundational Skills of the California ELA/ELD Framework
Resource Guide to the Foundational Skills of the California ELA/ELD Framework

This guide from the California Department of Education (CDE) highlights key concepts and guidelines selected from the ELA/ELD Framework regarding the foundational skills of reading that will support students in becoming independent readers who are capable of making the transition from early foundational literacy to content based literacy.
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The California Department of Education - ELA/ELD Frameworks
The California Department of Education - ELA/ELD Frameworks
The California Department of Education - ELA/ELD Frameworks

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides State Board of Education adopted English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework.
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The California Department of Education - Common Core State Standards
The California Department of Education - Common Core State Standards
The California Department of Education - Common Core State Standards

The California Department of Education (CDE) describes the California Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and provides resources for teachers, administrators, students and parents, higher education, and community partners (see various tabs under the Resources subsection).
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Schools Fight Spread of 'Fake News' Through Literacy Lessons
Schools Fight Spread of 'Fake News' Through Literacy Lessons
Schools Fight Spread of 'Fake News' Through Literacy Lessons

Schools and teachers are increasingly requesting resources to assist their students discern between 'fake' and 'real' news. Millennials are tech-savvy, but not necessarily news-savvy.
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Funbrain - Free Online Learning
Funbrain - Free Online Learning
Funbrain - Free Online Learning

Funbrain offers hundreds of engaging online games, stories and printables that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy.