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Strategies, Tips And Resources Toolbox Presented by Diane Allinder & Kathy Majewski Learning Disability Teacher-Consultants Monroe Township School District

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START for READING

Reading = 5 Sub Skills * Basic Reading Skills 1. sight word recognition 2. decoding * Comprehension 3. vocabulary 4. literal & inferential comprehension 5. fluency (rate & accuracy)

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sight word recognition

RESOURCES * Fry sight word lists

* Blank game sheets

STRATEGIES * Games:: e.g. Bingo, Memory

decoding

RESOURCES * Alphabet tiles , alphabet strip

* Key words/objects

STRATEGIES

* Divide and Conquer

1) Words within Words

2) Bookend sounds

* Games-e.g. Fishing, Scrabble, Memory, Tile sort & seek

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Literal Comprehension

WHAT? * before reading

* during reading

* after reading

HOW? * prereading questions

* walk through text

* return to text to find answers/support

Inferential

Comprehension

WHAT? * connections!

-- text to self

-- character to self

HOW? * stop-and-Jot

* call up prior knowledge

* “that reminds me of…” or “I would….”

Fluency

WHAT? * repeated readings

* sight word fluency

HOW? * jokes, rhymes, poems, tongue-twisters

* rehearsal

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START for WRITING

Writing Sub Skills 1. Spelling (encoding) 2. Written Expression * sentence writing * paragraph writing 3. Grammar/Mechanics

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Writing with a Recipe Sentences, Stories & Essays

Backward Design…

Frosting goes on LAST!

* Speller Check-in

* COPS

* Sit back and read to me!

Why we write SENTENCES

(cupcake)

* As answers to questions

* As a part of a story or essay

* Types:

--declarative

--exclamatory

--questioning

Spelling &

Mechanics

STORIES &

ESSAYS

(layer cake)

* Start with

just one paragraph

* FIVE is the magic number

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How-To

Recipe card titles

Simplify writing with Recipe cards

Essay Writing

5 PART ORGANIZER

*5 thoughts and/or sentences

* RACE or

QuASI or

PEEEP

4 SQUARE

ORGANIZER

*5 thoughts and/or sentences

*

Story Writing

5 PART ORGANIZER

*5 thoughts and/or sentences

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How-To

Recipe Card Titles

Improve their writing with Recipe Cards

Spelling

In-Writing

* Personal Word Wall

* Parent as spell-check coach

Rote Spelling

* Pick a strategy

Mechanics of Writing

Editing!

* Proofreader Checklist

COPS * Capitals

* Organize

* Punctuate

* Spelling

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START for Math

Math = 3 Sub Skills 1. Calculation * understand the concept * remember/execute the process 2. Reasoning * Problem Solving * General knowledge 3. Math Fact Fluency * Accurate recall * Automatic recall

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CALCULATIONS

WHAT?

* Understanding

* Executing

HOW?

* Concept cards

*reference model

REASONING

WHAT?

*Word Problems

* General knowledge

HOW?

* Recipes: CUBES, RTIPS

* Key Words

* Math Vocab

FACT FLUENCY

WHAT?

*Speed

* Accuracy

Of fact recall

HOW?

* Rote Memory

* Strategies, e.g. Touch Math, number lines

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START for CONTENT AREA

Science Social Studies Health * Reading comprehension * Answering open-ended questions * Vocabulary

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Comprehending Content-Area

Text

Pre-reading strategies

During reading strategies

Answering open-ended questions

RACE

strategy

QuASI

strategy

Vocabulary

Read, Write and Draw

*Primary

4 Square *Intermediate

(aka Frayer Model)

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START for homework! HOMEWORK WITHOUT TEARS CHECKLIST 1. SET UP A PROPER STUDY AREA IN YOUR HOME

2. ESTABLISH DAILY HOMEWORK TIME 3. TAKE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO DO HOMEWORK INDEPENDENTLY 4. CONSISTENTLY PRAISE YOUR CHILD’S EFFORTS

START for homework! HOMEWORK WITHOUT TEARS CHECKLIST 5. USE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES IF NECESSARY 6. COMMUNICATE SO THAT YOUR CHILD REALLY LISTEN 7. TAKE A FIRM STAND 8. CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER IF NECESSARY Homework Without Tears by Lee Canter & Lee Hausner, Ph.D.

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Most Common Problems Your child: 1. Does not do best work 2. Refuses to do homework assignments 3. Fails to bring assignments home 4. Takes all night to finish homework 5. Will not do homework independently 6. Waits until the last minute to finish assignments 7. Will not do homework if you’re not home

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Test Prep-

General Tips

* 15 min. sessions

* Divide & Conquer

* “I know that!” vs.

“Ummmm…..”

Materials:

* notes/text

* Teacher study guide

Test Prep

Study Strategies

* Test Prep & Play

* Think-Write-Draw

* Essay prep=Recipe

Activities

* mnemonics

*Pictionary

*Note Card Match

Projects

* Make a Plan-Backward Design

* Divide & Conquer

* Parent as Project Manager

* Folders/wall displays/discussion

* cut-n-paste

* in-my-own words

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