- Literacy for Every Student — Don's vision
- The Beginning Literacy Framework PDF (PDF file, requires Acrobat Reader, v4.0 or higher.)
- Sample BuildAbility Stories for Emergent, Transitional and Conventional Literacy Levels.
Product Resources, Standards Sheet & Research
Literacy Activities
Moving your product knowledge into the classroom practice
(PDF files, requires Acrobat Reader, v4.0 or higher.)
- Creating a Character Sketch — BuildAbility®
- Writing a Report on the History of Egypt —Draft:Builder®
- Writing a Book Report — Start-to-Finish® Books
- Writing a Poem or Rap using keywords for Simon S.I.O. —Simon S.I.O.
- Writing a Report on a Field Trip — Co:Writer® 4000 & Write:OutLoud®
- Reading and Writing a Report About a Sports Hero — Start-to-Finish® Books, Draft:Builder®, Co:Writer® 4000 & Write:OutLoud®
Articles/Resources
Spotlighting informative articles, successes from the field and industry events.
Literacy Tips
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative:
Hi/Lo Text that Struggling Readers Truly Comprehend - Using Start-to-Finish Library
to increase reading volume for
struggling students - Use
Topic Dictionaries to tailor Co:Writer SE, Co:Writer 4000 and Co:Writer SmartApplet to your curriculum!
- Ways to Use Repeated Reading to Improve Fluency
- E-text & E-info Internet Sites
- Using Colours to Meet Special Needs
- Simon S.I.O. Teacher Activity (PDF file, requires Acrobat Reader, v4.0 or higher.)
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