Reading and Literacy

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Afterschool Training Toolkit DVD: Short Videos of Promising Practices in Afterschool (2008)
Brief videos illustrate promising teaching techniques in six key areas: the arts, homework, literacy, math, science, and technology. Use these free videos with afterschool staff to explore new ways to embed academics in fun afterschool activities.

6th Grade Classroom Episode: Collaborative Language Arts (2000)
This classroom video episode depicts students engaged in several collaborative language arts activities, including writing and editing autobiographies, sharing book reviews, creating a myth, and writing free verse poems. Originally recorded in 2000, the video may not demonstrate modern technologies that are now commonplace.

Active Learning with Technology Video Series (2000)
These ten videos were designed as part of the Active Learning with Technology (ALT) professional development portfolio and provide examples of effective uses of technology in classroom instruction. Originally recorded from 1999-2004, the videos may not demonstrate modern technologies that are now commonplace.

Reading Buddies: 1st and 5th Graders Learning Together (2000)
This classroom video episode portrays how first grade and fifth grade students learn together as they create an electronic alphabet book for the younger children in their school.

Sub-category: Languages Other Than English

Learning Languages Other Than English: A Texas Adventure (2001)
The five-video series demonstrates how the Program Goals (5 Cs) of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English (TEKS for LOTE) are being implemented in classrooms across the state.

9th Grade Classroom Episode: Spanish Travelers (2000)
This classroom video episode portrays small groups of students working on a project-based learning activity. Their task is to find pertinent information and create a travel brochure for selected Spanish speaking countries. Originally recorded in 2000, the video may not demonstrate modern technologies that are now commonplace.

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What Does It Mean to Teach Reading Explicitly?
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Adolescent Literacy: How to Access and

Comprehend Text
two professional development sessions led by Ramona Chauvin and Kathleen Theodore