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A Literacy Rich Environment for K-6 Classrooms
A literacy-rich elementary classroom will build students' oral and written comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and expression through its focused and supportive climate.
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Meaningful Literacy Learning
Reframing the concept of literacy as changing social participation can help both teachers and students in creating a meaningful and effective learning environment.
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Sojourner Truth: A Voice for Human Rights
Sojourner Truth, although born a slave and unable to read or write, became a nationally famous speaker against the unequal treatment of former slaves and women.
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Teaching Your Child to Write His or Her Name
Most children love experimenting with drawing and writing. Mark-making is an important aspect of creativity and early literacy development.
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HIRAM REVELS: The First African American U.S. Senator
A profile of Hiram Revels, a politican, minister and educator who became the first African American United States senator.
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Scribe School
This article describes the education process boys had to go through to become scribes, and what that involved.
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A MInd of Her Own
Events in the early life of Ida B. Wells helped shape her future as an activist for justice and equal rights.
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ESL Summer Programs
Summer programs can help teachers learn what makes a good teacher when it comes to teaching reading to ESL students.
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The Whipping Boy
When Prince Brat decides to run away with Jemmy, his servant and "whipping boy," he comes to realize that royal blood means little when trying to survive in the woods.
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Using Storyboards in the Classroom
Storyboards are a useful writing tool for students to use when writing stories, creating presentations or to facilitate group projects.
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At-Home Literacy Activities for PreK-6 Children
Children can learn and improve their reading and writing skills when parents make literacy a focus in the home and together, become engaged in family literacy practices.
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BISHOP HENRY MCNEAL TURNER
Profile of Bishop Henry Tuner, political and social activist. He was a Bishop in the AME church, publisher of the Christian Recorder and Chaplain of African American troops during the Civil War.
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Books about Starting School
Picture books are an excellent way to introduce the topic of starting school and to help children work through the fears and worries of their first day.
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Developing a Love of Reading in Young Children
Parents give young children the advantage of better comprehension, a stronger vocabulary, and broader background knowledge when making reading a focus in the home.
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Dialogue Journals Help Improve Writing
Dialogue journals provide students the opportunity to improve their writing skills in a meaningful exchange with the teacher.
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Efforts to Improve Literacy in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia's African American bookstores, places like Shrine of the Black Madonna and Medu, are champions in the city's effort against illiteracy.
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First Native American Writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's published writings describing the Ojibwa culture. The writings actually belonged to Jane Schoolcraft.
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Hans Christian Oersted
Biography of Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist and chemist, who established relationship of electricity and magnetism, grounding the science of electromagnetics.
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Henry VIII: The Early Years
No one expected Henry VIII to become King, as he was the "spare" until the "heir" Arthur died in 1502. His childhood was fraught with danger from revolts and pretenders.
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Jim Crow and More: Delays in Effective Emancipation for Blacks
Near the end of the 19th century, some black Americans were advancing out of the practical slavery of sharecropping. More blacks were learning to read and write and were learning trades that made it possible for them to become skilled and valuable laborers able to market their skills. Sharecropping was failing as a system to keep blacks as a whole in what was regarded as their proper place by some whites. Where the agricultural economy was failing some whites determined to use the law to prevent the advancement of their black neighbors.
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Montessori and Her Method of Teaching
Traces the early life and later influences of Maria Montessori, leading to the Montessori Method she pioneered.
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Music Education: What Good is It, any way?
Have you ever heard someone say, "What good are the arts in school anyway? I want my child to learn to read and write, to be decent at math and know a little history." Maybe they don't know that music helps us to appreciate the rhythm of the Cosmos, the biological rhythms, performance rhythms, and perceived rhythm. What was that? Did I hear you say, "So what difference does that make?" I'm glad you asked.
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Waldorf View of Child Development from Ages 0-6
Waldorf schools divide a child's development into 7-year phases. In the first seven years, the curriculum focuses on exploring the physical world through the senses.
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A DAY WITH A DOG AND PONY SHOW Part II
Dog and Pony Show series continued. First published in 1967, this describes the "free time" between build up and the first performance of the day.
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Born On The Straw
What it means to be "born on the straw" and the differences between circus folk and other travelers.
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Choosing the Right Phonics Curriculum
The right phonics curriculum is important for teaching your child how to read. There are many different types of programs that you can use, but they are not all the same.
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Developing Oral Language in Primary Classrooms
Wise teachers recognize the importance of developing oral language in young children. They look for activities to encourage listening and speaking as well as reading.
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Frederick Douglass Biography
Frederick Douglass fought for an America that would live up to its stated ideals. that "All men are created equal." He dedicated his life to that cause.
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How Cajuns Talk
The unique Cajun-French dialect is a charming part of the distinctive culture which permeates the Acadiana region in south Louisiana.
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Important Women in Georgia History
Many of the women who were rising up against society were the ones born into privilege.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
As the "First Lady of the Struggle," African American political and social activist Mary McLeod Bethune focused on the struggle for gender and racial equality.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
There comes a time in some people's lives when they feel they must do something that has to be done no matter what the cost. Nat Turner had one of those times.
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Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
A slave revolt led by Nat Turner gave rise to the abolitionist movement in the North and spread fear throughout the South.
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa. When she was young, she was captured by slave traders and brought to Boston. She was purchased by John Wheatley, as a personal maid for his wife. Never could the Wheatley's have realized that Phillis, as they named her, would one day be the first African-American published poet in the U.S.
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Snow Themed Books for Preschoolers
Early literacy skills are crucial to the preschool aged child. This winter, try reading a snow themed book in the early childhood classroom.
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The Whole Language vs Phonics Debate Continues...
This debate has continued for years...what's it all about? Who believes what? Is one really better than the other? This article covers aspects of Whole Language and Phonics that will be of interest to anyone who struggles with the reading issue in our schools.
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Types of Dyslexia
Despite the prevalence of dyslexia, there is still confusion about its definition. Three major subtypes of this language processing deficit have been identified.
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Valentine’s Activities for Kids
For hours of child-friendly and kid-safe entertainment, the following websites offer 10 free Valentine's activities and printable projects for children.
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
What exactly is the "Underground Railroad?" Well, it's not a subway or even a physical entity. It was a covert operation undertaken by Abolitionists in the fight against the "peculiar institution" of American slavery. This is the inaugural article on this topic.
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Whole Language
Whole Language makes sense, if you know what you are doing! Assessment is individualized and students are not in competition with one another. This targeted method of presentation, encourages independence and gives more accurate feedback for the parents as well as the student.
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Word Significance, Word Choice, and Title Meaning
Word Significance, Word Choice, and Title Meaning in W.D. Ehrhart’s “Not Your Problem” is the second part of a 4 part series that will examine the importance of both an individual word and the title.,Word Significance, Word Choice, and Title Meaning in W.D. Ehrhart’s “Not Your Problem” is the second part of a 4 part series that will examine the importance of both an individual word and the title.
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Arabic: Which One Should You Learn?
Arabic is the language of Islam and Muslims everywhere should strive to learn it. But <i>which</i> Arabic should you learn? Confused? Read on....
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Booker T. Washington - Slave to School Teacher - Part 3: An Educated Adult
What happened to Booker T. Washington after the Civil War? Part 3 briefly describes how Booker captured his dream of an education and helped other African Americans gain an education. Some books with background information are suggested and reviewed.
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Changing Life, Changing Lives
Attitudes toward the realities and causes of poverty in the world vary greatly. Many attitudes are shaped by the wielding of economic power. In this article there is discussion of some of these attitudes. There is also discussion of Martin Luther King, Jr., day, and how we can use this day to deal with the needs of our community.
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Hank Vaughan, Oregon Rustler
Hank Vaughan got into trouble with the law at an early age. Ever since he had his share of gunfights, some of them ending in death. His main of line of business, though, was rustling cattle and horses. He made a good living at while keeping up the front of a legitimate businessman.
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Mob Leader Mackintosh in Colonial Boston
Ebenezer Mackintosh was a poor shoemaker who played a brief but important role as a mob leader in Boston in the years leading to the American War of Independence.
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Of The Training Of Black Men
A discussion of W.E.B Du Bois thought provoking essay from his most influential collection of literary work in: The Souls Of Black Folk.
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The Church Helps Everyone Contribute
In any community, every person, regardless of age, ethnicity, skills, or whatever has the right to contribute. Every person's contribution is to be recognized and appreciated by the community as a whole. The Church is responsible for creating systems that make universal contribution a reality.
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The Ugly Duckling
A brief biography of Hans Christian Andersen with links introducing his story Ugly Duckling
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Writing Skills for the Ages
This is an article about teaching early readers, and essay writing using Internet and other resources.
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