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Before the video begins, Debra had students draw and write a response to the book: write about a pet you think is best. After collecting the students’ writing...
This modeled writing kindergarten lesson gives children an opportunity to hear a writer decide what to write about, how to say the ideas to be written and to no...
Watch as Debra demonstrates a whole group instruction kindergarten class.
This lesson happened just before the first reading of Which Pet is Best? The book had ...
Watch as Debra leads a reading lesson with a small group of kindergarten children. She invites each child to look at the pictures in the book and asks them 'ope...
Join literacy consultant Debra Crouch as she shares a big book with a First Grade classroom. Lift Off to Literacy™ is available from Okapi™ Educational Publ...
In Shared Reading, Students Learn What They Later Apply in Guided Reading
Shared reading and guided reading lie alongside each other within a gradual releas...
When It Comes to High Frequency Words, Context Is Key in Guided Reading Texts!
The use of high-frequency words in guided reading texts offers young readers m...
