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  2. Balanced literacy - Wikipedia

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    Balanced literacy is a theory of teaching reading and writing the English language that arose in the 1990s and has a variety of interpretations. For some, balanced literacy strikes a balance between whole language and phonics and puts an end to the so called "reading wars". Others say balanced literacy, in practice, usually means the whole ...

  3. Fountas and Pinnell reading levels - Wikipedia

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    The Ontario Human Rights Commission created a giant meta-report "Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities", has in part 8 "Curriculum and instruction" devoted to criticizing whole language systems, cueing systems, and also specifically Fountas & Pinnell's balanced literacy in sections ...

  4. READ 180 - Wikipedia

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    READ 180 was founded in 1985 by Ted Hasselbring and members of the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt University.With a grant from the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education, Dr. Hasselbring developed software that used student performance data to individualize and differentiate the path of computerized reading instruction. [3]

  5. Teachers College Reading and Writing Project - Wikipedia

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    In its early years, the work of the Project was focused primarily on supporting writing instruction, later this focus widened to include reading and support for all components of balanced literacy. By 2013, the Project had affiliations with over 600 schools and an extensive involvement in New York City's education system, working with hundreds ...

  6. Here's how statewide reading reform is impacting the School ...

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    Wisconsin Act 20 requires "science-based early reading instruction" in grades K-3. Marshfield says it's 'confident' its current curriculum meets the new standards.

  7. Literature circle - Wikipedia

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    Well-run literature circles highlight student choice; occur over an extended period of time as part of a balanced literacy program; involve numerous structured and unstructured opportunities for student response and interpretation; and incorporate assessment and evaluation that includes self-assessment and numerous extension projects.

  8. Modular scheduling - Wikipedia

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    At the Incarnate Word High School San Antonio, Texas classes run on a modular schedule. Each day is broken down into 17 time-periods called "mods." Mods are 20 minutes long, except the lunch mods, which are 26 minutes. The schedule is on a two-week cycle. There are no bells between mods, and students are responsible for arriving to classes on time.

  9. Block scheduling - Wikipedia

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    Block scheduling or blocking is a type of academic scheduling used in some schools in the American K-12 system, in which students have fewer but longer classes per day than in a traditional academic schedule. It is more common in middle and high schools than in primary schools.