by imavexadmin | Nov 23, 2015 | [Reading]
Weave the What, Which, & Where into Textual Citations Nov 23, 2015 | [Reading] FAQ: What should students include in the citation of a source? ANSWER: Teaching students to cite details to support their inferences is not new. However, be sure your instruction...
by imavexadmin | Feb 14, 2014 | [Reading]
Small-group instruction is the perfect time to scaffold students’ attempts at constructed-response writing. During whole-class lessons, first introduce the 7 steps, including decoding a constructed-response prompt, restating the question, and citing author...
by imavexadmin | Aug 27, 2013 | [Reading]
All the work you do to teach your students to read independently and comprehend proficiently is ultimately assessed in the form of a constructed reading response. This brief writing assesses the level of a student’s thinking about the reading and his ability to...
by imavexadmin | Jan 7, 2009 | [Reading]
A large portion of points on most state standardized tests include students writing to an extended-response prompt. This requires students to read a passage and then write to a prompted topic. The bulk of a writer’s score is based on how he supports his thinking...
