Rick Kleine structures his class with mini lessons, reading aloud, peer discussions and silent reading. He also speaks individually with his students, giving each a focused task for improvement to increase their comprehension and enjoyment, while making them better readers.

This lesson requires students to use their reading, comprehension, and analysis skills to analyze a poem and respond creatively to the selection.

The attached lesson plan is for kindergarten and first grade students.  Students will identify story elements.  Students will also brainstorm and organize their events to help them write a book using WriteReader. This lesson addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 0.1.6.b, LA 0.1.6.h, LA 0.1.6.o, LA 0.2.1.h, LA 1.1.6.c, LA 1.1.6.h, LA 1.1.6.o, LA 1.2.1.h.

Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of 26 half-hour video episodes. The videos allow students to learn authentic Spanish and experience its cultural diversity while following a good story full of surprises and human emotions. Students also listen to an audio-only program integrated with the text and workbook.
In the classroom, students do a variety of activities and exercises, which include talking in Spanish about the video program, practicing pronunciation and grammar, and interacting in Spanish with classmates in pairs and small groups. The class is conducted in Spanish as much as possible, but English is used where necessary for clarity and efficiency. This course deals with all basic language skills: aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. This class assumes no previous knowledge of Spanish.

The Starfall reading program is designed to be fun, exciting, and to instill confidence in young children as they learn to read. The website and companion printed materials are clear and effective tools to help you implement proven teaching methods. Our website was created by carefully observing the way children learn using a computer. The Starfall Website is easy for students to navigate independently, but it is not intended as a surrogate for the teacher.

Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.

This article discusses the importance of teaching students to reflect on text through direct instruction and modeling. The article includes a template that can be used with elementary students.

This Learning Plan was created by Mae Clausen. Educators worked with coaches to create Learning Plans.Brief Overview: Students will analyze and evaluate the comphrension strategy of visualization to clarify text and deepen understanding of the text. Students will use background knowledge to build on new knowledge and connect to the texts. Grade Level: 3rd gradeLexile Level: 420-820     Scarecrow Read Aloud: AD 600LNDE Standards: LA 3.1.6.l  Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to- self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.LA 3.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.Learning Objective: Students will be able to define visualization and notice it while reading and/or listening to books or short passages. Duration:  90-120 minutes to complete. 

This Learning Plan was created by Mae Clausen. Educators worked with coaches to create Learning Plans.Brief Overview: Students will analyze and evaluate the comphrension strategy of visualization to clarify text and deepen understanding of the text. Students will use background knowledge to build on new knowledge and connect to the texts. Grade Level: 3rd gradeLexile Level: 420-820     Scarecrow Read Aloud: AD 600LNDE Standards: LA 3.1.6.l  Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to- self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.LA 3.1.6.n Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.Learning Objective: Students will be able to define visualization and notice it while reading and/or listening to books or short passages. Duration:  90-120 minutes to complete. 

This article discusses the reading comprehension strategy of visualization and how it can be used to enhance students' understanding of content-area text. Templates and links are provided.