Tools for Teachers
Using the Textbook:
- Profiles of Secondary School Readers:
Read Please is a free TRIAL text-to-speech program. Cut and paste any document into the Read Please window and you can turn your text into talking text. Read Please provides a few voice options, adjustable font size and highlights the words while it reads.
Have all of your electronic documents read out loud. With Natural Readers, you use the “Miniboard” to read right on the Internet or in any other document. Natural Readers comes with several voices.
Activities for Comprehending the Textbook:
Jigsaw podcasting activity:
Middle School High Five Article:
Power Point on the Middle School High Five:
Reading Around the Text:
KIM Vocabulary:
Two Column Notes:
Reciprocal Teaching:
Sum It Up:
Trade Books in the Secondary Classroom:
A trade book (also referred to as a general book) is a term used by publishers to describe commonly sold titles which are typically found on bookstore shelves. These books can be used in the content area to supplement instruction and themes. They are usually shorter in length.
Click on this link: http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/tradehs.html and choose alphabetical or categorical arrangement to view texts by content area.
Primary Sources:
A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study.
Why use primary sources?
Utilizing Primary Resources HUGE Collection of Sites:
Primary sources for teachers:
Using digitized primary sources:
Comprehension Strategies:
Reading Comprehension is the ability to provide accurate responses regarding questions concerning written language. Reading comprehension is dependent accurate reading.
7 Strategies for Reading Comprehension:
Overview:
Bookmarks:
Strategic Reading and Teaching Project:
Textmapping is a graphic organizer technique that can be used to teach reading comprehension and writing skills, study skills, and course content.
Text-Mapping:
Text in the Middle:
Reading Quest (strategies are in the left column):
Marginalia:
Marginalia's literal definition is the exploring of the edges and margins of our world ..... marginalia. is the Latin word for 'things in the margin', and refers to writing and jotting items along the sides of written composition.
Marginalia Rubric:
marginalia rubric.docVariety of Resources: (Visit ELA Best Practices for a variety of Content Area strategies)
Strategies for All Content Areas:
Strategies for Math:
Strategies for Science:
Strategies for Social Studies:
Strategies for English/Language Arts:
Strategies for English Learners:
Langer Article 6 Strategies.pdf
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