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articles on teaching early childhood literacy
(NEW) Designing Center Activities
(NEW) Getting Started with Literacy Centers
Teaching Young Learners to Cross Check Using Guess the Covered Word
How to Do a Word Wall
Using the Language Experience Approach to Build Confidence in Early Readers
Articles on getting
started with early childhood literacy.
How
to Teach Non-Fiction Reading and Writing
Miriam Bissu
How
to Plan for a Successful End to Your School Year
Miriam Bissu
How
to Use Error Analysis in Reading Instruction
Miriam Bissu
How
to Plan Mini-Lessons for Writing Workshops
Miriam Bissu
How
to Get Started in Writing Workshop
Miriam Bissu
How
to Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferences
Miriam Bissu
More
Management Tips for Guided Reading Groups
Miriam Bissu
How
to Get Started in Early Literacy With Read Aloud
Miriam Bissu
How
to Help Struggling Readers
Miriam Bissu
The
Pros and Cons of Heterogeneous Grouping
Miriam Bissu
Author Study:
Vera B. Williams
Miriam Bissu
How
to Group for Guided Reading
Miriam Bissu
How
to Manage Guided Reading Groups
Miriam Bissu |
Make sure to visit Lisa Peterson's page on teaching literacy.
Articles on getting
started with early childhood literacy (continued).
How
to Conduct Guided Reading Lessons
Miriam Bissu
How
to Use Shared Writing to Teach Writing Skills
Miriam Bissu
…Those
first few weeks using shared reading
Miriam Bissu
Use
Assessment Data
James Dallas
Establish
Productive Record Keeping Practices
James
Dallas
Break
the Ice
Marianne Francone
Think
Through Planning Your Curriculum
Kathy
Granas
Create
an Interdisciplinary Unit for Elementary School
Pat
Haughney
Make
the Home-School Connection at the Beginning of the Year
Lisa Kihn
Get
to Know Your Students on the First Day
Lisa
Kihn
Learning Centers in the Early Childhood Classroom
Julia Millin
Guided Reading
Julia Millin
Charts in the Classroom
Julia Millin
The Classroom Library
Julia Millin
Helping Parents Get Ready for Summer Reading
Sharon Pettey-Taylor
Create
a Fall Bulletin Board
Lottie
Simms
Assess
Student Writing
Cynthia
Carbone Ward
Survive
That First Day
Cynthia Carbone Ward |
Stephanie Bartell is the Academic Director of Galapagos Charter School in Chicago. GCS is a K-8 elementary school which serves a population of over 90% low income families. Stephanie was instrumental in designing the literacy program at GCS and works in her current role to support instructors in all academic areas. Formerly she taught grades K-3 as well as worked as a Literacy Coordinator and Reading Coach at several different schools in Chicago. Stephanie has a great deal of experience supporting teachers in their professional development. She leads study groups, facilitates workshops, and moderates online professional communitites both for the teachers at her school and around the country.
Stephanie has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Loyola University Chicago and a M.A. in Reading at Northeastern Illinois University.
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