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Dean’s Book, Winning Learners
My book is available at Lulu.com as a download or as a spiral-bound, ready-to-use book. Go here: http://bit.ly/qcP5vw WINNING LEARNERS: Prescriptive, FUN Games and Techniques, K-6 is for student teachers and beginning teachers who want to engage, motivate, and teach … Continue reading
Phonological Awareness
My daughter in law is starting Summereaders in Austin TX, and has already run into students with phonological awareness problems. Phonological awareness facilitates a student’s ability to manipulate sounds, which is vital for phonic analysis and reading growth. It allows … Continue reading
More Learning Games Online!
Numberz – Given a target number, clik on numberz that add up to that target. Mesmerizing music and translucent graphics. You are playing against another player somewhere in the world, but it’s not a dog-eat-dog competition–Well done. Whack-A-Verb – You … Continue reading
Construct-a-Word
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/ Some kids learn to read better through a “back door”. One of the back doors is “encoding”. These children learn the mechanics of word attack better by constructing words, rather than analysis of words. Construct-a-Word does a good job … Continue reading
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Summer Ideas, Part II: Reading
This is the second of a series about summer activities you can share with your children. This one’s about reading. Fractured Fairy Tales – Whether it’s The Princess and the Rutabaga or Big Blue Riding Hood, invite your students to … Continue reading
Alpha Assault!
http://www.gamegecko.com/alpha_assault.php This game would be for First Graders and later Kindergarteners needing more CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) practice. You are defending your castle against advancing letters, and by forming CVC words, you turn the bad letters to the Good Side.
What Can I Do Over Vacation?
Make a Pop-Up Book online, of course! Head on over to www.zooburst.com and sign up for free. You can put your holiday pictures onto virtual pages in a book, and when you turn the page, the pictures actually pop up! … Continue reading