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Literacy Consultants & Consulting Services | Erin Kent Consulting

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Literacy Consultants & Consulting Services | Erin Kent Consulting

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EKC provides literacy consultants, consulting services, and literacy professional learning for schools.

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Striking the balance of instruction and assessment

Get precise, reliable insights to support early readers while maximizing valuable instructional time. With speech-recognition technology, group administration, and automatic scoring, MAP Reading Fluency-part of the Early Literacy Solution from NWEA- provides a clear view of early literacy skills and learning needs for an entire class in about 20 minutes.

Go beyond fluency for a more complete picture of early literacy

Aligned to the science of reading, MAP Reading Fluency measures and monitors oral reading fluency, literal comprehension, and foundational reading skills from season to season and year to year. Quickly screen students at risk of reading difficulty, including characteristics of dyslexia. Benchmark assessments are available in both English and Spanish.

See MAP Reading Fluency in action

MAP Reading Fluency is an adaptive universal screening and progress monitoring assessment for grades pre-K to 5-and it's available for remote and on-site administration. This powerful tool efficiently assesses in English and Spanish.

Insights you can implement today

MAP Reading Fluency provides educators with comprehensive reports and actionable data to improve instructional decisions.

Student audio recordings available for teacher playback

Easy-to-use reports to support differentiation and planning

A direct link to instructional resources for foundational skills

Identify challenges earlier with the new dyslexia screener

Get precise, reliable insights to support early readers while maximizing valuable instructional time. With speech-recognition technology, group administration, and automatic scoring, MAP Reading Fluency provides a clear view of early literacy skills and learning needs for an entire class in about 20 minutes.

MAP Reading Fluency: The center of the Early Literacy Solution

The Early Literacy Solution pairs high-quality assessment from MAP Reading Fluency with guided implementation and professional learning experiences that engage and galvanize your team while honing assessment literacy and instructional planning. Wrap-around support and expert-led guidance round out this solution, providing your teachers and coaches with the resources and tools they need to help young readers succeed.

Ready to learn more?
An industry leader

Explore grades, languages and the time-saving features of MAP Reading Fluency.

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Better reading insights in less time - MAP Reading Fluency

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MAP® Reading Fluency™ is an online, adaptive assessment that efficiently measures oral reading fluency, comprehension, and foundational skills.

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Reading Assessments, Tools, and Resources | Acadience Learning

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Unlock the potential in each student with Acadience Reading, because you know that reading proficiency correlates with greater success in school and life.

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EKC Literacy Strategist

Literacy Coach

PYP Coordinator

janelobseyeducation@gmail.com

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Acadience Reading K-6 ALO Training | Acadience Learning

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This training resource page is intended to provide support for existing Acadience Reading users as they transition to Acadience Learning Online.

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An Introduction to the Digital CUBED-3 with Dr. Douglas Petersen

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Assessment practices aligned to current research

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Assessment practices aligned to current research

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Leveling students: Why we do it, why we shouldn't, and what we should do instead- Dr. Matt Burns

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View the results of the updated 2017 study on oral reading fluency (ORF) by Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal, with compiled ORF norms for grades 1-6. You'll also find an analysis of how the 2017 norms differ from the 2006 norms.

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mCLASS with DIBELS 8th Edition: Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF)

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Decodable readers carefully sequenced to match the Little Learners Love Literacy teaching scope. Give children reading confidence. Shop now.

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Discover action-packed fantasy and adventure stories to captivate older readers. Every series has age-appropriate illustrations and storylines that older pupils aged 8–14+ can enjoy.

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Decodable books using Sounds-Write and Jolly Phonics codes, produced in Australia, plus handwriting resources for students and teachers.

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'The SECRET of getting kids to read... Give them books they CAN actually read!'
Beginner readers need beginner books that are interesting and engaging, and are introduced from simple to complex in a systematic way.

We have created a range of decodable products, that are designed to be matched to a child's developing knowledge of phonics. With 3 series of books (Main Fiction, Early Readers Fiction and Non-fiction), children are extensively supported as they master each stage of reading.

Our decodable readers and structured literacy resources have been carefully designed to incorporate the development of phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Children will love getting to know characters in our fiction books, including Nat and her Aussie pals, as they travel and explore Australia.

Decodable Readers Australia is the only beginner reader series to offer 8 levels with 20 books in each level of the Main Fiction series, and 10 books per level in the Early Readers and Non-fiction series, allowing children a variety of decodable readers to master each set of phonics before progressing. Our resources also embrace the five essential components of learning to read, incorporate minimal sight words, and engage children in Australian themed stories.

It is our goal and passion to play a pivotal role in improving literacy results around the world. We aim to reach out to underprivileged communities to educate their teachers and donate our resources, helping to change students' lives for the better.

We are dedicated to creating resources that prevent illiteracy, because we truly believe literacy has the power to break the poverty cycle. We want to share this gift with the world and this is the legacy we wish to leave behind.

A significant body of research has highlighted the instructional routines that have the biggest impact on student learning to literacy practices. Specifically, the research demonstrates that students achieve better results when they are taught phonics based approaches.

Children will not learn to read if they cannot decode words. Decoding is knowing the letters, or groups of letters, that represent the sounds that we can hear and the more sounds a child can recognise, the more words they are able to read.

We can surround children with books that tell incredible stories and facts, but if these books are made up of words with letter/sound patterns that children cannot recognise, they will fail to read independently.

We're Here For Educators And Parents Too

Our website and Online Library have a wealth of information and activities to help you guide and support children and students through their 'learning to read' journey.

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Being educators and parents ourselves, we understand the value of having helpful information at your fingertips. Our website and our Online Library have a wealth of information and activities to help you guide children through their 'learning to read' journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Being educators and parents ourselves, we understand the value of having helpful information at your fingertips. Our website and our Online Library have a wealth of information and activities to help you guide children through their 'learning to read' journey.

How do I purchase resources?

You can order directly through our online shop on this website and pay using your credit/debit card, Paypal or Afterpay. If you are a school, you can choose 'Purchase Order' in the payment section or email the details of your order to: orders@decodablereadersaustralia.com.au An invoice will be emailed to you and your order dispatched.

Can my school be invoiced?

If you are a school you can choose 'Purchase Order' in the payment section or email the details of your order to: orders@decodablereadersaustralia.com.au along with your purchase order. An invoice will be emailed to you and your order dispatched. Alternatively you can create a purchase order directly in our online shop. Please add what you wish to order in your shopping cart. Create an account and instead of ticking payment, please tick 'Purchase Order'.

Can I order if I live outside of Australia?

We send our readers worldwide. Please email us the details of your order with a shipping address and we will calculate your shipping costs and email you a quote, once the quote is accepted and payment is made, your order will be dispatched immediately.

Can I use decodable readers with levelled/predictable readers?

We understand that the traditional levelled system provides an easy reference point to assist teachers in selecting reading material for their students.

However, the ways in which this system levels books is based on elements such as length of words, sentence structure, use of punctuation, amount of text and size of font. This approach was developed during the 'whole language' era of teaching reading.

Our readers are levelled very differently to this system. We have created these readers to support the implementation of high-quality phonics programs that teach systematic synthetic phonics. Our books are fully decodable to match the letter-sound correspondences that children have learnt in order that they can read independently and with confidence.

Children's prior phonic knowledge is not considered when using the levelled readers but instead relies on repetitive, predictable text and multi-cueing reading strategies.

Consequently, as the two types of beginner readers have been created using contrasting pedagogical philosophies there is no way to mould the two together.

Our suggestion would be to use our decodable readers as your primary source to complement the implementation of an explicit phonics program and provide children with opportunities to have early success and build confidence.

Testimonials

"We are using your readers in our whole school reading program because they are the most appealing, well sequenced readers we can find. It's great to have some Australian themed decodables. Keep up the good work, and we look forward to our continuing relationship."

Luke Bowering - Head of Curriculum

"We stumbled across Australian Decodable Readers by accident and were totally thrilled when we did. Not only did they link directly to the phonics program we were implementing at the school, they had an Australian theme. We use both the big books and the student books in the classroom teaching program and the students then take the small books home to consolidate their learning. The decodable readers are crucial for allowing students to generalise phonemic awareness, phonics and sight word skills taught whilst engaging with texts."

Leanne Santaromita - Deputy Principal

"We use and recommend Decodable Readers Australia to our clients who are requiring extra assistance with reading and spelling. The readers systematically introduce the sounds to the child and the words gradually increase in length and complexity. The children like the characters and the pictures don't provide too much information about what is written, so that children are encouraged to decode the words rather than guess what the words are. I would highly recommend these readers to any parent, school, or educator or therapist, for all children learning to read - not just those experiencing difficulties."

Dimity Williams - Speech Pathologist & Author

"Our school has purchased all published levels of the Decodable Texts since their inception. Our teachers love the Australian themed readers, as they are aligned to the explicit teaching of letters in the order matching Jolly Phonics. An excellent resource, valued by not only our Early Years teachers but also by other teachers across the school, who teach students with learning difficulties. Well done! We look forward to the next levels (5 & 6) to be available."

Robyn Martin (M. Ed) - STLaN Link It! Coordinator

"Your decodable readers are a fantastic resource to support our students in their reading journey, offering engaging and well sequenced progression of text. Our students and teachers alike love the Australian characters in your readers and the questions in the back of the books are an excellent resource to support parents when reading with their children. Thank you for your fabulous work!"

Lauren Mayers - Prep Teacher

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Decodable Readers Australia | Phonics Books

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Decodable Readers Australia are a series of learn to read books, designed to match a child's developing knowledge of phonics.

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Accelerate reading achievement with Science of Reading decodable books. Relatable stories, diverse characters, and colorful illustrations engage every student as they learn to read.

Accelerate reading achievement with Science of Reading decodable books. Relatable stories, diverse characters, and colorful illustrations engage every student as they learn to read.

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Decodable books for grades Pre-K, K, 1, and 2 featuring diverse characters, beautiful illustrations, and engaging laugh-out-loud stories.

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Pioneer Valley Books - Learn to Read, Guided Reading, Common Core

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Pioneer Valley Books provides educators and parents with high quality books and other resources (including Guided Reading) to support beginning readers in the successful acquisition of reading.

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Print + Digital * Grades K-1

Instructive, Comprehensible, and Engaging Texts

Build decoding and comprehension skills for Grades K-1.

Instructive books practice phonics skills in an explicit, systematic, & spiraled way.

Comprehensible texts incorporate natural sounding speech and sentence patterns.

Engaging and interesting stories with vivid design ignite students' desire to read.

Support teachers with concise & explicit lessons on critical reading & writing skills.

Involve families with take-home books to build student confidence & home libraries.

Provides a variety of formats to fit any instructional model or budget.

View our equivalent Spanish series, BEC Mis libritos de fonetica.

Featured in Trusted Decodable Text Guides

Print books, take-home books, and eBooks are available as bundles or sold separately.

Engaging stories enable young readers to make continued progress and enjoy the process.

Fiction and nonfiction titles provide authentic, engaging practice with decodable text and sight words.

Flexible packaging supports multiple school needs while delivering tailored, student-centered instruction.

Single-copy classroom sets

6-packs sets with Teacher Cards

All print resources available digitally on Benchmark Universe

On-demand professional development available 24/7 at Benchmark Academy

Access BEC Decodables eBooks on tablets or desktops, or mobile through Benchmark Universe.

Print & digital availability allows for a variety of learning environments.

eBooks offer a wide variety of tools including virtual sticky notes, annotations, and the ability to assign books, helping to engage students with virtual instruction.

Virtual Samples
Experience BEC Decodables with virtual samples of student texts and teacher support materials.

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Decodable Books for Kindergarten and Grade 1

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Benchmark Education offers decodable books for kindergarten and grade 1 to help children practice phonics reading and high-frequency words.

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Beanstalk Books is the home of decodable readers. We offer the largest collection in the world of purely decodable readers to support all children as they embark on their journey into learning to read. Our Letters & Sounds Decodable Readers range are 100% decodable. Each series of readers follows children week-by-week through the programme, providing them text-based context to practise their emerging ready skills. Every story has been written with a strictly controlled text. Children are only exposed to words and text that is decodable (can be sounded out), based on the letter-to-sound correspondences already learned.

For the Scope and Sequence click HERE.

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Beanstalk Books is a publishing company that specialises in decodable books. Beanstalk Books decodable readers are built on the principles of the science of reading and supports the worldwide movement of evidence based reading instruction.

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https://heggerty.org/programs/phonemic-awareness/

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For years, the most urgent and persistent request we heard from the teachers we work with was for a more effective and more easily implemented program for foundational skills instruction.

While most language arts standards include learning targets for foundational reading skills for kindergarten through second grade, they are not detailed enough to build a day-by-day sequence of instruction. While most schools have an abundance of resources in the form of book rooms, basal readers, and a variety of intervention program kits, there is typically insufficient guidance for how, when, and with whom to use these materials.

In response to this persistent need, our team developed UFLI Foundations, a program that includes the necessary professional learning, resources, and scaffolding for teachers to deliver high-quality instruction in foundational reading skills.

This is how UFLI Foundations was born.

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UFLI Foundations | UF Literacy Institute

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For years, the most urgent and persistent request we heard from the teachers we work with was for a more effective and more easily implemented program for foundational skills instruction. While most language arts standards include learning targets for foundational reading skills for kindergarten through second grade, they are not detailed enough to build a day-by-day sequence of instruction.

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Heggerty Decodable Books-Kindergarten, Series 1-The Big Red Hat

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Flipsnack is a digital catalog maker that makes it easy to create, publish and share html5 flipbooks. Upload a PDF or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more.

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Flipsnack is a digital catalog maker that makes it easy to create, publish and share html5 flipbooks. Upload a PDF or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more.

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Heggerty Decodable Books—Grade 2, Series 1—Sunrise to Sunset

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These fiction and non-fiction decodable books provide a cumulative unit review of learned sound-spelling relationships and Red Words. The meaningful, comprehens

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SPELD SA Phonic Book Sets

About the series

The SPELD SA Phonic Book Series complements the teaching of reading and writing using a structured synthetic phonics approach. SPELD SA aims to help Aboriginal students engage with phonic books by having characters, content and settings that reflect Aboriginal communities.

We understand that the content, settings and characters may not reflect all Aboriginal people and their experiences but hope that Aboriginal students learning to read can find some familiarity in and connection with these books in their literacy journey.

About the cover

Elizabeth Close is an Anangu woman from the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara language groups in the APY Lands in outback South Australia. She was born in Adelaide and spent much of her upbringing in remote communities, learning her language and receiving cultural education.

'This artwork represents the literacy and numeracy learning journey, and the path towards independent learning. The circles represent the collaborative learning and supports around children with specific learning difficulties, including children, schools, families, SPELD SA and others.'  Elizabeth Close, Artist.

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Our Phonic Books support the teaching of reading by using a structured synthetic phonics approach (Sounds-Write and Jolly Phonics series). They are designed to build on the pre-reading skills of oral language and phonological awareness needed for reading success.

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InitiaLit Readers decodable readers for Foundation and Year 1 The decodable InitiaLit Readers were developed to support InitiaLit - a whole-class literacy instruction program for Foundation to Year 2 children. They can also be used alongside MiniLit and MiniLit Sage, as well as other synthetic phonics programs.InitiaLit Readers are available in printed versions or via ...

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This blog explains why decodable readers can be too much of a good thing. Kids need to read a wide range of books, but not the books beyond their skill levels.

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Learn more about the value of using decodable books in phonics instruction to reinforce your students' decoding skills and reading fluency.

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Focused Phonics Program for Grades K - 2

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Our Focused Phonics program for grades K-2 helps students master foundational reading skills.

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Suggested Resources - Nanjing International School

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Shifting the Balance, Grades K-2: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom

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The current emphasis on the body of research known as the

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Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom

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In this much anticipated follow-up to their groundbreaking book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, authors Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, together with co-author Katie Cunningham, extend the conversation in Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. This new text is built in mind specifically for grades 3-5 teachers around best practices for the intermediate classroom.

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Reading for Life: High Quality Literacy Instruction for All

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Why is it that more people can’t read and write? Why are there still so many vastly different methods of teaching literacy? Why do people still argue about it? Reading for Life examines these three questions, addressing the less evidence supported ideas about teaching reading and writing which are still alive and well in schools all over the world. This accessible guide bridges the gap between research and practice, translating academic findings into practical suggestions and ready-to-use tec

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Great resource for a closer look at close reading (and more!)!

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Great resource for a closer look at close reading (and more!)!

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Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension | The Scholastic Teacher Store

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In this timely book, the Libens explore what kids truly need to comprehend texts. Focusing on vocabulary, knowledge building, and language structures, they offer ideas to put into action now.

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Literacy Instruction with Disciplinary Texts

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Literacy Instruction with Disciplinary Texts

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Literacy Instruction with Disciplinary Texts: Strategies for Grades 6-12

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To develop strong disciplinary literacy skills, middle and high school students need to engage with diverse types of challenging texts in every content area. This book provides a blueprint for constructing literacy-rich instructional units in English language arts, science, and social studies.

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Building Background Knowledge Through Reading: Rethinking Text Sets

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Building Background Knowledge Through Reading: Rethinking Text Sets

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Judith C. Hochman (Author), Natalie Wexler (Author)

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The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

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The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades : Hochman, Judith C., Wexler, Natalie: Amazon.sg: Books

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Want to Improve Children's Handwriting? Don't Neglect Their Handwriting

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Want to Improve Children's Handwriting? Don't Neglect Their Handwriting

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To assess your students' handwriting speed, simply select a short paragraph from a grade-level book and have students spend one and a half minutes legibly copying as much as they can. Extra handwriting instruction may be advisable for students in first, second, and third grades who score 7, 13, and 14 letters, respectively, below the mean. Older students who score 20 letters below the mean are also good candidates for extra assistance.

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Especially helpful for progress monitoring writing if needs go beyond handwriting

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Formative Assessment and Writing: A Meta-Analysis

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Formative Assessment and Writing: A Meta-Analysis

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"The findings from this meta-analysis provide support for the use of formative writing assessments that provide feedback directly to students as part of everyday teaching and learning. We argue that such assessments should be used more frequently by teachers, and that they should play a stronger role"

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Writing Scope and Sequence to Evaluate Current Practices and Writing Rubrics

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Writing Scope and Sequence to Evaluate Current Practices and Writing Rubrics

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PaTTAN Literacy Resource Hub - PaTTAN Writing Scope and Sequence

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Please download the PaTTAN Writing Scope and Sequence to view!

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Strongly consider calibration/norming time with rubrics and checklists and ongoing collaboration with assessment tools

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Strongly consider calibration/norming time with rubrics and checklists and ongoing collaboration with assessment tools