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This article gives an overview of workshops for Latina girls and parents to develop their voice and literacy skills. Implications are given for how to shape curriculum and classroom experiences to honor differences in culture and background.

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Fighting to Be Heard_ Latina Adolescent Girls Writing Toward Change

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Although prefaced in research with Kindergarten students, this framework can be helpful at all levels. The focus is on conversational scaffolding to positively impact language development and understanding of content.

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Asking Questions Is Just the First Step_ Using Upward and Downward Scaffolds

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Lessons from a Decade of Research on Multifaceted Vocabulary Instruction

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This article looks critically at the social studies content standards in relation to police, acknowledging a difference in perception from marginalized groups and what the standards narrate. It expands on the necessity to not keep these topics silent in classrooms.

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Police as “Helpers”_ Social Studies Content Standards and Dominant Narratives of Law Enforcement

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This article explains how literacy communities have been built through apps like TikTok, and how that is shifting student engagement with literature. Authors give some examples of ways to use TikTok in your classroom.

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BookTok 101_ TikTok, Digital Literacies, and Out‐of‐School Reading Practices

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Although specific to ELA and WL curriculum, this article can be important for other content areas as well. It details the importance of centering Black women and girls within instruction.

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#SayHerName_ Addressing Anti‐Blackness and Patriarchy in Language and Literacy Curricula

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This article looks at vocabulary instruction specifically focused towards multilingual students. Strategies are given as well as connections to CCSS.

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Building on ELA Vocabulary Instruction to Develop Language Resources

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This article suggests the usefulness of using websites like YouTube to assist with the teaching of difficult texts like Shakespeare. It is dated at this point, but the ideas could be expanded to newer apps and video media as well.

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Research on different approaches to teaching Shakespeare along with results. Expands the idea that there is not one way to teach Shakespeare, but a variety of techniques can be used and shaped by the class being taught.

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Research for the Classroom_ To Read or Not to Read_ Five Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

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This research article explored the experiences of Deaf students at RIT and their professors. It is an older article but touches on issues that are relevant today, even in non-higher education settings.

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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 4_3

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Deaf Education and Bridging Social Capital

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Apps in Science and Disciplinary Learning

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This article discusses the ways teachers can use various technologies and apps within their classroom teaching. The authors give detailed examples to demonstrate practical ways the apps can be used.

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Using Apps to Support Disciplinary Literacy and Science Learning _ Enhanced Reader

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Differentiation in Literacy Across Disciplines

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A Pentagonal Pyramid Model for Differentiation in Literacy Instruction Across the Disciplines _ Enhanced Reader

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A colleague of mine recommended this book to help with this topic. The most contemporary chapters are Macbeth/On the Come up, Hamlet/Monster, and Midsummer/Simon.

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The influence of Shakespeare on American culture is unequivocal. And despite its youth, young adult literature has grown into a literary force majeure. Considering the widespread popularity of both Shakespeare and young adult literature, their pairing can offer teachers and students a wide array of instructional possibilities. Our collection offers secondary (6-12) educators engaging ideas and approaches for pairing Shakespeare's most frequently taught plays alongside young adult novels which often provide a unique examination of a topic that teaching a single text could not afford. The pairings offered in each chapter allow for comparisons in some cases, for extensions in others, and for critique in some.

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Shakespeare and Young Adult Literature: Pairing and Teaching - Kindle edition by Malo-Juvera, Victor, Greathouse, Paula, Eisenbach, Brooke, Malo-Juvera, Victor, Greathouse, Paula, Eisenbach, Brooke. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shakespeare and Young Adult Literature: Pairing and Teaching.

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A module for a reading strategy that can be useful for difficult texts.

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This module outlines Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), a strategy for helping students to improve their reading comprehension skills. In CSR, students work together in small groups to apply comprehension strategies as they read text from a content area, such as social studies or science (est. completion time: 1 hour).

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

Related to this module

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Bringing together theory, research, and practice to dismantle Anti-Black Linguistic Racism and white linguistic supremacy, this book provides ethnographic snapshots of how Black students navigate and negotiate their linguistic and racial identities across multiple contexts. By highlighting the counterstories of Black students, Baker-Bell demonstrates how traditional approaches to language education do not account for the emotional harm, internalized linguistic racism, or consequences these approaches have on Black students' sense of self and identity. This book presents Anti-Black Linguistic Racism as a framework that explicitly names and richly captures the linguistic violence, persecution, dehumanization, and marginalization Black Language-speakers endure when using their language in schools and in everyday life. To move toward Black linguistic liberation, Baker-Bell introduces a new way forward through Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy, a pedagogical approach that intentionally and unapologetically centers the linguistic, cultural, racial, intellectual, and self-confidence needs of Black students. This volume captures what Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy looks like in classrooms while simultaneously illustrating how theory, research, and practice can operate in tandem in pursuit of linguistic and racial justice.

A crucial resource for educators, researchers, professors, and graduate students in language and literacy education, writing studies, sociology of education, sociolinguistics, and critical pedagogy, this book features a range of multimodal examples and practices through instructional maps, charts, artwork, and stories that reflect the urgent need for antiracist language pedagogies in our current social and political climate.

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Linguistic Justice (NCTE-Routledge Research Series) [Baker-Bell, April] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Linguistic Justice (NCTE-Routledge Research Series)

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Review

"On balance, Holcomb's work offers a readable introduction to a community that has
generally been invisible to mainstream American culture, and the text constitutes a useful
addition to the literature on deafness." -- PsycCRITIQUES

About the Author

Thomas K. Holcomb is Professor of Deaf Studies at Ohlone College in Fremont, California, where he teaches both Deaf and hearing students in courses on Deaf culture, Deaf education, and ASL/English Interpretation. Holcomb's family -- his parents, grandparents, children, and grandson -- are all Deaf.
With over 30 years of teaching experience, as well as several publications, training packages, and DVDs to his name, Holcomb is considered a leading authority on Deaf culture. He has presented in 45 states and several different countries, including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, and
Sweden. His academic credentials include a bachelor's degree from Gallaudet University, a master's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a PhD from the University of Rochester.

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Introduction to American Deaf Culture (Professional Perspectives On Deafness: Evidence and Applications)

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Amazon - Introduction to American Deaf Culture (Professional Perspectives On Deafness: Evidence and Applications): Holcomb, Thomas K.: 9780199777549: Books

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Even if you never encounter a student who is deaf/hard of hearing in your own classroom, there are lots of terrific reasons to teach sign language basics to your students. Perhaps most importantly, it introduces kids to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community, which has a rich history and important culture of its own. It provides kids with a way to communicate with those in that community, wherever they may encounter them. Embracing diversity in all its forms is a lesson that's always worth including.

We've rounded up some excellent resources to help you teach sign language to your students. It's important to note that these resources are for those using American Sign Language (ASL). (Other countries have their own versions of sign language, including British Sign Language.) Many of them focus on teaching the fingerspelling alphabet and other basic and important signs. If you're looking for signs not included in these resources, check out the site Signing Savvy.

Teach sign language for classroom management

Many teachers have embraced basic signs to help with classroom management. These signs allow kids to communicate with you quickly and quietly, without interrupting the flow of the lesson. Learn how one educator uses this method at For the Love of Teachers.

If you do choose to teach sign language basics as part of your classroom management strategy, be sure to set those signs in their larger context. Show your respect for the community that communicates in ASL on a daily basis by taking time to learn more about it .

Watch sign language videos for kids

Ready to introduce ASL basics to your students? YouTube is a great place to start. There are lots of videos that teach sign language to kids of all ages. Here are a few of our favorites.

Learn ASL With Blue's Clues

Start by learning the ASL fingerspelling alphabet, then learn signs for emotions like "scared" and "excited." Along the way, you'll figure out Blue's Clues!

Jack Hartmann Animal Signs

Animal signs are especially fun to learn and easy to remember since they're so descriptive. It may be helpful to pause the video after each animal and demonstrate the sign to your kids the first few times.

Let's Make Friends (Signing Time)

Signing Time is a popular TV show for kids ages 4 and up who are interested in learning ASL. This episode teaches the signs kids need to make new friends, which is one of the very best reasons to learn any new language.

ASL Alphabet Lesson

If you know the ASL fingerspelling alphabet, you can spell out any word you need to. This video for kids is taught by a kid, and it takes the time to really explain each and every letter at a speed new learners will appreciate.

20+ Basic Sign Language Phrases For Beginners

Older students will like this video, which presents basic conversational ASL words and phrases. It explains how and when to use greetings, introductory phrases, and more.

Get free printable sign language activities and ideas

Reinforce the video concepts with free printables. They cover fingerspelling, basic phrases, and even popular kids' books and songs.

ASL Alphabet Flashcards

These free fingerspelling flashcards are available in several styles, with options that include the printed letter or just the sign itself. There's even a line drawing style that is perfect for coloring!

Learn more: Look We're Learning/ASL Alphabet Flashcards

ASL Numbers Chart and Cards

ASL has its own signs for numbers too, allowing you to communicate any number using only one hand. Print these free posters and flashcards in color or black and white.

Learn more: iCANsign/Teachers Pay Teachers

ASL Alphabet Puzzles

These puzzles help kids match upper and lower case letters with their fingerspelling method. Use them as part of an alphabet learning station or group activity.

Learn more: Look We're Learning/ASL Alphabet Puzzles

I Have... Who Has... ASL Alphabet Cards

We love playing "I have... who has..." in the classroom. Use these cards to help your kids master the fingerspelling alphabet.

Learn more: HearMyHands/Teachers Pay Teachers

ASL Colors Flashcards

Learn the ASL signs for colors with these free cards. We suggest pairing them with this Sign Time video to see each of the signs in action.

Learn more: Breezy Special Ed/Teachers Pay Teachers

Old MacDonald Signs

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is the perfect song for beginning signers! The chorus gives them the chance to practice some fingerspelling, plus they'll learn lots of new animal signs.

Learn more: hellobee

Top 10 Beginner Signs

This poster is a nice reminder of some basic signs. (If you need to see them in action, drop by the Signing Savvy site and look up videos for each.)

Learn more: Sprout On Your Own/Teachers Pay Teachers

ASL Sight Words

Active learners can really benefit from associating fingerspelling with traditional spelling. The physical movement can make it easier for them to remember the correct letters. Get free printable cards for 40 sight words at the link.

Learn more: Mary Lirette/Teachers Pay Teachers

Brown Bear, Brown Bear in ASL

Include ASL in your next storytime adventure! This free download includes the entire book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? If you like it, find more in the creator's TpT store.

Learn more: Mimi's Book Nook/Teachers Pay Teachers

Everyone Is Welcome Sign

We can't think of a better way to remind kids that in your classroom, everyone is truly welcome. Get the free printables at the link, then use them to create a sign or banner for your wall.

Learn more: Aloe There/Teachers Pay Teachers

Do you use or teach sign language in your classroom? Come share your tips on the WeAreTeachers Helpline group on Facebook.

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Awesome apps for the science classroom!

With today's technology, there are so many options to enrich your student's classroom experience.
One of the quickest ways to make that happen is by integrating science apps into your lessons. With the big push for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in schools, this is a way to get students actively involved in learning STEM by taking advantage of the digital environment that they've grown up with.

A quick search of the iTunes or Google Play education sections will turn up a plethora of apps. Below is a short selection of science apps we've found to be useful in the science classroom. Some of these we've used a lot whilst others we only discovered recently. This article is actually a quick summary of a presentation I did for the Science Teachers Association of NSW annual conference yesterday. The titles and images all have links directly to the apps themselves. By the way, before you use a science app in your classroom there are some lesson considerations that need to be made (I've summarized this at the bottom of this post.)

Enjoy!

3D Cell by InvitrogenWe love this science app! Brilliantly rendered and designed with the educator in mind, this app will take your students into the living cell to highlight the variety of structures you can find eg. ribosomes, nucleus, cytoplasm and more. There are also images of the real thing and explanations on the structure and function of the cell organelles.Nice!

MicrocosmThis science app is handy for kids to quickly understand the scale of things. Starting with lady beetles, progressing to viruses and ending with cosmic strings, the app is a great reference point for students. There is a small amount of information about each object as well. I'd use this in conjunction with taking students out to the oval with a tape measure to create the same scale.

WilderQuest by NSW National Parks & Wildlife ServicesExplore rainforests, woodlands, heaths and more as you explore this virtual ecosystem. Created by the education team and park rangers at NPWS, your students have to find species within the landscape and learn more about their habitat and biology.

Bacterial ID Virtual LabIn this science app students will get to learn the background science and techniques used to identify bacteria using DNA sequencing. Ideal for High School biology students, it shows what it's like to work inside a biological laboratory environment.

Labster HPLC ChromatographyIn this science app your students look at High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), the instruments used and how it all works. Again, this is great for showing High School biology students techniques used in the real world.

MoleculesAs you might suspect by the name, this science app allows you to get a visual representation of a variety of molecules in a 3D environment. Bonding structures are all there with the ability to zoom in as needed.

Pocket UniverseThere are so many space science apps available these days! This one is handy as you can quickly use your device to work out the names of the stars and constellations are above you using the virtual sky function. What's handy is that your location via the device GPS allows you to get a real-time and quite accurate depiction of the sky above you. Highly useful for when you have your next telescope evening!

Earthviewer by BioInteractiveThis is a great science app that allows students to explore the changes in land masses over time due to plate tectonics. Not only can you see Pangea break up and the land masses spread apart, you also get to see changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels as well as the changes in day length due to slight variations in the Earth's orbit. Further information about each geological time period is given as well as information on mass extinctions, the carbon cycle and more. A highly valuable teaching tool!

I'd also highly recommend that you look at video conferencing as a way of creating scenarios between a couple of classrooms to simulate a variety of situations. What am I talking about? Well, it's worth having a read about the great work being done by Challenger Learning Center in Rochester, New York. Can you adapt this to your classrooms? Why not!

Deploying science apps in your classroom does mean you have to address present a few considerations, mainly around the practical side of lesson planning:

1. Which science apps will best produce the learning result I'm looking for? You need to do your homework here, as you can download an app that promises a lot but comes up short in delivery.

2. How much time is needed by the students to learn to operate the science app? This is actually a significant factor given the short amount you have per week with the students.

3. Knowing this, what is the size of the app? No point planning to download an app if you have no more room on your device!

4. How will this impact my teaching? Will the students work in groups, individually or be guided by you via an interactive white board? What is the learning sequence coming into the lesson, during the lesson and after the lesson? In other words, know how the science app fits in your learning sequence.

5. What support materials do I need? Do you have the adapters to get an iPad or Android device onto your data projector?

6. Is the science app available on different platforms? This is especially important if you're planning on the BYOD approach as students will have all manner of devices eg. Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry...

7. Is my school's bandwidth good enough to support the app download during the lesson?

8. Finally, if you go with only downloading free science apps you'll have to put up with in-app purchasing adds. Most of the best science apps have locked areas requiring you to purchase the full version. Perhaps consider downloading the free version to get used to the app interface and then once you're comfortable purchase the full version. After all, you do get what you pay for and the developers will only keep producing science apps if it's viable for them in the long run.

Back to the list of science apps above.
If this area is something you'd like to explore further it could be worth joining your State's educational technology group (eg. ICT Educators NSW) or you could join the International Society for Technology in Education where you'll find the Mobile Learning Network and the STEM Network very useful!

With some planning, you'll find that using science apps will help invigorate your classroom and allow you to address some of the technology learning outcomes required in today's science syllabus. Anyway, besides the learning the kids love it 🙂

Happy Teaching

Ben Newsome,
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Awesome apps for the science classroom!

With today's technology, there are so many options to enrich your student's classroom experience.
One of the quickest ways to make that happen is by integrating science apps into your lessons. With the big push for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in schools, this is a way to get students actively involved in learning STEM by taking advantage of the digital environment that they've grown up with.

A quick search of the iTunes or Google Play education sections will turn up a plethora of apps. Below is a short selection of science apps we've found to be useful in the science classroom. Some of these we've used a lot whilst others we only discovered recently. This article is actually a quick summary of a presentation I did for the Science Teachers Association of NSW annual conference yesterday. The titles and images all have links directly to the apps themselves. By the way, before you use a science app in your classroom there are some lesson considerations that need to be made (I've summarized this at the bottom of this post.)

Enjoy!

3D Cell by InvitrogenWe love this science app! Brilliantly rendered and designed with the educator in mind, this app will take your students into the living cell to highlight the variety of structures you can find eg. ribosomes, nucleus, cytoplasm and more. There are also images of the real thing and explanations on the structure and function of the cell organelles.Nice!

MicrocosmThis science app is handy for kids to quickly understand the scale of things. Starting with lady beetles, progressing to viruses and ending with cosmic strings, the app is a great reference point for students. There is a small amount of information about each object as well. I'd use this in conjunction with taking students out to the oval with a tape measure to create the same scale.

WilderQuest by NSW National Parks & Wildlife ServicesExplore rainforests, woodlands, heaths and more as you explore this virtual ecosystem. Created by the education team and park rangers at NPWS, your students have to find species within the landscape and learn more about their habitat and biology.

Bacterial ID Virtual LabIn this science app students will get to learn the background science and techniques used to identify bacteria using DNA sequencing. Ideal for High School biology students, it shows what it's like to work inside a biological laboratory environment.

Labster HPLC ChromatographyIn this science app your students look at High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), the instruments used and how it all works. Again, this is great for showing High School biology students techniques used in the real world.

MoleculesAs you might suspect by the name, this science app allows you to get a visual representation of a variety of molecules in a 3D environment. Bonding structures are all there with the ability to zoom in as needed.

Pocket UniverseThere are so many space science apps available these days! This one is handy as you can quickly use your device to work out the names of the stars and constellations are above you using the virtual sky function. What's handy is that your location via the device GPS allows you to get a real-time and quite accurate depiction of the sky above you. Highly useful for when you have your next telescope evening!

Earthviewer by BioInteractiveThis is a great science app that allows students to explore the changes in land masses over time due to plate tectonics. Not only can you see Pangea break up and the land masses spread apart, you also get to see changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels as well as the changes in day length due to slight variations in the Earth's orbit. Further information about each geological time period is given as well as information on mass extinctions, the carbon cycle and more. A highly valuable teaching tool!

I'd also highly recommend that you look at video conferencing as a way of creating scenarios between a couple of classrooms to simulate a variety of situations. What am I talking about? Well, it's worth having a read about the great work being done by Challenger Learning Center in Rochester, New York. Can you adapt this to your classrooms? Why not!

Deploying science apps in your classroom does mean you have to address present a few considerations, mainly around the practical side of lesson planning:

1. Which science apps will best produce the learning result I'm looking for? You need to do your homework here, as you can download an app that promises a lot but comes up short in delivery.

2. How much time is needed by the students to learn to operate the science app? This is actually a significant factor given the short amount you have per week with the students.

3. Knowing this, what is the size of the app? No point planning to download an app if you have no more room on your device!

4. How will this impact my teaching? Will the students work in groups, individually or be guided by you via an interactive white board? What is the learning sequence coming into the lesson, during the lesson and after the lesson? In other words, know how the science app fits in your learning sequence.

5. What support materials do I need? Do you have the adapters to get an iPad or Android device onto your data projector?

6. Is the science app available on different platforms? This is especially important if you're planning on the BYOD approach as students will have all manner of devices eg. Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry...

7. Is my school's bandwidth good enough to support the app download during the lesson?

8. Finally, if you go with only downloading free science apps you'll have to put up with in-app purchasing adds. Most of the best science apps have locked areas requiring you to purchase the full version. Perhaps consider downloading the free version to get used to the app interface and then once you're comfortable purchase the full version. After all, you do get what you pay for and the developers will only keep producing science apps if it's viable for them in the long run.

Back to the list of science apps above.
If this area is something you'd like to explore further it could be worth joining your State's educational technology group (eg. ICT Educators NSW) or you could join the International Society for Technology in Education where you'll find the Mobile Learning Network and the STEM Network very useful!

With some planning, you'll find that using science apps will help invigorate your classroom and allow you to address some of the technology learning outcomes required in today's science syllabus. Anyway, besides the learning the kids love it 🙂

Happy Teaching

Ben Newsome,
Find out more about the author

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Upon the requests of some of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning, we went ahead and curated for you the collection below. This is a list comprising some of the best social studies apps to use with your students in class. We tried to include apps that cover various topics including geography, history, news and many more. We invite you to check them out and share with us your feedback.

Links to the apps are under the visual.

1- National Archives DocsTeach
'DocsTeach is the app for learning with documents, from the U.S. National Archives. Students can enter a classroom code to access and complete activities assigned to them, or choose from a selection of learning activities by historical era.'

2- Google Earth
'Fly through landmarks and cities like London, Tokyo and Rome in stunning 3D, then dive in to experience them first hand with Street View. See the world from a new point of view with Voyager, which brings you one-of-a-kind experiences from Sesame Street, BBC Earth, NASA and more.'

3- Today In History
'Today in History is the BEST way to get key facts about iconic global events and fun facts from across the centuries, delivered right to your mobile device.'

4- Stack the Countries
'Stack the Countries makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game!'

5- Learn World Geography
'Wish you knew your world maps and capitals better? Brainscape helps you learn them FASTER than any other program, using the latest in cognitive science techniques.'

6- History and Social Studies
'Discover the wonders and mysteries of the ancient world with these 5 history apps!
Specially put together to help children learn about history, packed with historical facts, animations, illustrated encyclopedias, maps and audio narrative that describe key events, famous people, inventions and discoveries.'

'Get the feel of how our world fits together with this app by Clever Dragons. Learn the shape and location of each of the US states (included for free, along with US landmarks) or purchase additional maps, including countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. A map of European capital cities is also available, with additional content coming soon!'

8- Historia World
'Think you know everything about the world history? Try Historia World! Historia is a quizz which will test your general knowledge in History.'

9- News-O-Matic EDU
'Whether your students enjoy reading about sports, science, world news, or wacky events, News-O-Matic delivers what's making the news! Our mission is to make learning more engaging, active, and personal.'
10- Student News Daily
'Student News Daily provides current events materials for the high school classroom. Content categories include a Daily News Article and weekly World Events. Comprehension and critical thinking questions as well as background and resources are provided below the article. '

11- DOGOnews
'With over 3,000 articles on topics ranging from Science and Social Studies to International current events, DOGOnews exposes kids to the world around them and helps develop vocabulary and reading skills.'

12- Know Your World
'Know Your World is great for learning all about the Continents, Tectonic Plates and Volcanoes of the world in a simple to use touch game. Explore each topic and then take a Quiz to test your knowledge.'

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12 Good Social Studies Apps for High School Students

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October 12, 2017 Upon the requests of some of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning, we went ahead and curated for you the collection below. This is a list comprising some of the best social studies apps to use with your students in class.

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I'm back on the east coast today after presenting at this year's OELAS Conference and sharing lots of strategies and favorites with educators in Tucson, Arizona. One of the presentations I gave this week was titled "10 Tech Tools for Secondary ELA Classrooms." It included a handful of my favorite secondary English apps and websites for ELA teachers. If you couldn't join me this week in Arizona, I put together this list to spotlight a few of the favorites I highlighted during my sessions.

Websites for ELA Teachers

Google Arts & Culture

The first website on this list also has a mobile app for Android and iOS devices. Earlier this month I featured some of my top picks for using street views in your classroom (there's actually over 3,000 of them to choose from) and this is only one part of the Google Cultural Institute's powerful website. The search feature can help you find the perfect resources to help bring your learning goals to life for students.

On the Google Arts & Culture homepage you'll find a wide range of media to bring into your classroom. This website has a daily digest that includes a handful of curated resources to jump into each day. It includes free access to videos on topics related to different cultures as well as featured themes with large collections of images, artifacts, videos and more.
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This digital mind mapping tool has been a favorite for a long time and it was lots of fun sharing it with educators in Arizona this week. What I love about Popplet is how you can jump in right away on their website. The free version lets you make (but not save) your mind map both on iPads, Android tablets, and on the web making it perfect for Chromebook classrooms too.

In the English Language Arts classroom, you might use this tool to help students brainstorm before writing. They can add words, phrases and sentences to the screen as well as images, links, videos, and sketches. Popplet allows students to choose how they will connect different ideas to one another and even how to color code their thinking.

Spark Video

If you've visited my site before you know I'm a big fan of this powerful movie-making tool. You might even have snagged some of the free graphic organizers I created to help you and your students get started with Spark Video. Students can combine images, icons, music and narration to create a beautiful movie using this free website and iPad app making it a fantastic choice for a list on Secondary English Apps and Websites.

Spark Video is great for classrooms where students are creating a shareable product. If your students are making public service announcements to go along with a persuasive essay or designing book trailers after finishing a novel, Spark Video is the perfect choice. Students can even create their own musical score for a Spark Video using a tool like Soundtrap or Garageband ( learn more in this post).

NYT VR - Daily 360

I've shared lots of reasons why I believe virtual reality has the potential to transform teaching and learning. My free ebook on virtual reality has a few favorite tips and this post from Edutopia shares more about this topic too. What's extra special about the New York Times virtual reality resources is how their content connects to real world issues and events while also helping students dive deeper into traditional topics.

Students can view the 360 video content created by the New York Times on a mobile app with the super low-cost Google Cardboard or on their special virtual reality website accessed with a computer. This means you can show off these videos on a Chromebook connected to a projector in your classroom even if your students don't have their own virtual reality headset. I'm going to spotlight more of their content in the upcoming weeks so keep your eyes out for updates in my next newsletter.

Two more to add to this list of Secondary English Apps and Websites are Nearpod and Book Creator. They're perfect for secondary English Language Arts classrooms and worth checking out too! Do you have a favorite English app for middle and high school? Share it in the comments below.
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Secondary English Apps and Websites for ELA Teachers - Class Tech Tips

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I'm back on the east coast today after presenting at this year's OELAS Conference and sharing lots of strategies and favorites with educators in Tucson, Arizona. One of the presentations I gave this week was titled "10 Tech Tools for Secondary ELA Classrooms." It included a handful of my favorite secondary English apps and websites for ELA teachers.

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Sometimes we think of reading apps as for little kids, but reading apps for kids in middle school and high school can be extremely helpful. Whether your kids are voracious readers or a bit more reluctant to get lost in a book when there are video games to be played (ha), we are big believers in encouraging reading wherever and whenever possible.

Even, yes, on their phones.

Now that we're heading back to school after several months of "free range internet use" (or uh, more than several months of it), we think that this is an excellent time to download a few apps on our older kids' devices to make reading even more accessible and fun to do, and help shake those brains out of summer mode.
-This post has been updated for 2021- Related Back to School App Recommendations:
- Great reading apps for preschool and early readers
- Great math apps for younger kids
- Great math apps for kids in upper elementary and middle school

Please note that we've included links to both developer sites and to the App Store, for the majority of our readers who are iOS users. However many of these reading apps for kids are available in Google Play for Android as well.

Peekaboo Studio Reading Prep Comprehension

If reading comprehension is a bit of a struggle for your child, I like how the Peekaboo Studio Reading Prep Comprehension app provides support using short passages that kids can read...and then follows up by helping them understand what they have just read.

This is a great "once-a-day" app which takes under 10 minutes to complete, so kids can knock off a tutorial over lunch or before they get free time to play outside.

With hundreds of stories written for kids who are reading at a 2nd through 8th grade level, you can meet your child at the level they feel most comfortable and let them gain confidence in their comprehension which is so important as they start reading more and more complex material.
(Free, with in-app purchases for more content) Related: 3 free audiobook apps you need for back to school
Libby App by OverDrive

If you hear, " But I have nothing to read!" way too often, download the Libby ap p by OverDrive (also at top), the easy-to-use app giving kids access to tons of ebooks and audio books that they can borrow with a library card. As Kate mentioned in last year's post about 3 free audiobook apps you need for back to school, the interface of Libby is so kid-friendly, they'll be able to figure it out themselvesI

I think kids will like that the app remembers where they left off in their story so they can pick up where they left off if they get interrupted in the middle of a juicy spot. And parents will appreciate that they can set some controls, should you want younger readers not to have full access to every book in the library just yet; you can limit searches to "Juvenile" or "Young Adult" titles.
(Free to use with library card)
Hoopla Digital App

Alternately, check out the Hoopla Digital app, another fantastic app making use of your kid's library card. Don't let the cute picture book at top fool you - it's great for all ages, giving kids the ability to instantly borrow free digital eBooks, audiobooks, plus comics, music and other media available in your local public library. It's no wonder it's one of the top 15 book apps in the App Store.

Also, no late fees! Like Libby, it also includes features like syncing across devices so you never lose your place.

There does seem to be a limit to number of books you can "borrow" at one time but hey, no late fees. Worth downloading both to compare and see which interface feels best for your kids.
(Free with library card)
Dear Reader app

Last year, Liz wrote about the Dear Reader app, and how addictive this app was for her - turns out her teen loves it too. Free with Apple Arcade, this fun, quippy, clever, and fairly challenging iOS game of literary wordplay essentially takes a library of classics - HG Wells, Kafka, Charlotte Perkins Glimore, Virginia Woolf - abridges them, then engages you in various games using the text.

You may have to rearrange words, delete entire lines that seem out of place (that one is brutal when you're doing Emily Dickinson!), or quickly click on misspelled words. You can read her full review her e.
(Free with Apple Arcade subscription)
Literal: An Addictive Reader app

What makes Literal: An Addictive Reader such a cool reading app for tweens and teens that it takes both classic titles along with newer books and turns the format into something GenZ is very familiar with: Group Chat. You can see just how that looks at the very top image.

Purists may scoff, but this subscription app provides a truly fun way to read books like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or even Shakespearean classics like Romeo and Juliet. Even cooler is that kids can change the characters' profile pictures (Pride & Prejudice, above, like you've never seen it I imagine) and kids can read books together with their friends through a book group, which is easily facilitated through the Literal App.
(free to try, then $5-$15/month subscription) Related: This list of the 100 best YA books of all time is just fantastic
Kindle app and Apple Books app

Don't forget two classic apps in the ebook arena if you are looking for an easy way to get your kids' hands on books they'll want to read. Both the Kindle app and Apple Books app are excellent options we have recommended here for years, because they are both so easy to use for kids of any age at all so you know they won't outgrow it any time soon.

Both include features like text enlargement and audiobook capabilities, and also give readers access to books in every genre imaginable, though often at a price.
(Kindle is free to download and can be used to read borrowed library books; Apple Books comes loaded on iOS devices and does offer some free titles to read.) Related: 7 online resources to supplement your kids' homeschool learning
Wordflex Touch Dictionary

Wordflex Touch Dictionary makes a word nerd like me swoon, but It's also an excellent tool for kids who are starting to explore more complex words and their linguistic relationships to each other. It's also more fun than flipping through a dictionary or thesaurus, or doing a basic Google search.

The Wordflex app (iPad only right now) lets kids use their fingers to follow "word trees" that may open them up to trying new words or phrases in their writing, which of course is designed to improve vocabulary and reading comprehension. (
($3.99 for full access)
The MadLibs App (Really!)

One of the best things about the Mad Libs App is that it is still the hilariously silly game I played as a kid, though, back then, I needed a pencil to write "stinky" in the line for adjective. Now kids just need to download the gorgeously designed app (iPad, iPhone, Android) and type in their word choices to create ridiculous-sounding stories.

What hasn't changed is that MadLibs still happen to be an excellent way to teach parts of speech, encourage creative word choice - at least beyond "fart" and "smelly." And for kids not yet into Dear Reader, it still gets them, well, reading.

That's a win-win in my book. Plus, the free version includes 21 stories with more being added (you can pay to add additional titles, and kids can play both alone or with friends. And you know we love playing games with friends, especially when we can't be with them in person.
(free, with additional books $1.99/ea)

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10 terrific reading apps for kids in middle and high school

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Sometimes we think of reading apps as for little kids, but reading apps for kids in middle school and high school can be extremely helpful. Whether your kids are voracious readers or a bit more reluctant to get lost in a book when there are video games to be played (ha), we are big believers in encouraging reading wherever and whenever possible.

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Differentiated instruction is based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students. This brief looks at how differentiation strategies applied to reading can be designed to help students learn a range of skills including, phonics, comprehension, fluency, word prediction, and story prediction.

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Looking for successful, easy-to-implement tools and techniques to integrate differentiated reading instruction? You're in the right place. Read on!

I imagine a literacy program as a maze of intersecting pathways; some of the students travel as a community, and others forge ahead as individuals or small groups. There are multiple routes to reading, and differentiation can lead the way.

Differentiation is certainly getting a lot of buzz lately, but there is no magic wand needed to integrate differentiation into your literacy program. Quite simply, differentiation is adjusting your instruction to meet the unique needs of your diverse learners.

Furthermore, according to Tomlinson (2001), "Differentiating instruction means 'shaking up' what goes on in the classroom so that students have multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas, and expressing what they learn." Differentiation is not a single strategy, but an approach to instruction that incorporates a variety of strategies.

When teachers differentiate, they do so in response to a student's readiness, interest, and learning profile. Because of their unique and diverse literacy needs, our students need us to differentiate the product, process, and/or content of learning.

Differentiation is not ...

Asking every student to read the same text with the same purpose and using the same strategy

Giving the same instruction and assignments to the whole class

Giving extra assignments to students who finish early

Individualized instruction for each student

Doing something completely different for each student in your classroom

Creating permanent, labeled groups that never change

Differentiation is...

More complex than just providing different students with different learning experiences

Based on the students' needs

Considering students' readiness levels, interests, and learning styles

A flexible approach to instruction and grouping

Providing more than one option to the students as they read their texts

Using different reading strategies to match the material to meet the literacy needs of our students

Changing the way we teach so that everyone can learn and achieve

The good news is, you can make a real difference in the literacy skills of your students without burning yourself out, with a few key techniques.

To help you create literacy lessons that engage and motivate your students, I have described 20 tools that you can add to your differentiated instruction toolkit today. Remember, choose the ones that will work best for you, your teaching style, and the unique needs of your students.

In other words, there are "different ways of knowing; different ways of showing." Keep in mind that one size does not fit all. In fact, one size fits few.

Strategies for Differentiating Reading Instruction

Provide flexible grouping patterns

Get away from fixed ability grouping. Students work as part of many different groups, depending on the task and/or content. Groups can be arranged by the teacher or selected by the students. This allows them to work with a wide variety of their peers and gets them away from being labeled as either struggling or advanced.

Keep in mind the acronym TAPS:

Choice

Empower students to make choices of activities to complete or as they learn a skill. Choice reading keeps students engaged and moving forward.

Choice boards

Choice boards are organizers that present the students a variety of activities to demonstrate their knowledge of a subject or skill. For instance, instead of assigning a cookie-cutter template of a book report that everyone must complete, why not set up a tic-tac-toe sheet listing many different options to report on a book that has been read and that taps into their interest and learning style?

Some examples include:

Pantomime a part of the story for others to guess

Create a story map of main events

Write a letter to the author explaining why you liked the book

Make a flip book of the main characters of the story

Create a puppet show of the plot of the story to share

Literacy centers, interest centers, and/or interest groups

Literacy centers can provide choices or be assigned based on readiness levels. Students can work as part of small groups, depending on the task and/or content. Centers can focus on specific reading skills (e.g., phonics or vocabulary) or provide activities that center on a theme of interest. For a book report, students can work in interest groups with other students who have read the same book.

Here are some other ideas for literacy centers that will help you differentiate:

Big Book Center

Writing Center

Poetry Center

Drama Center

Word Work Center

ABC Center

Computer Center

Buddy Reading Center

Fluency Center

Comprehension Center

Listening Center

Learning contracts

Learning contracts are agreements between the teacher and the student. The teacher describes the needed skills to be mastered and the required components to complete assignments, and the student identifies methods to complete the tasks. This allows students to work at their appropriate pace and fosters their learning styles. It also promotes them to work independently and teaches them planning skills.

Give students meaningful work, not busy work

Small-group instruction and literacy centers are important, but always keep in mind the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the lesson.

Make the work for all learners appealing and motivating

Don't provide paper-and-pencil worksheets for the struggling readers while the advanced students are engaged in project-based learning activities.

Take time to teach procedures and routines

Establish "conditions we need to work together" as group norms. Have the students vote on them, agree to them, and keep them posted at all times for reminders. Consider all of the moving parts of your literacy block. How can you help it run smoothly? Model the expected behaviors and practice.

Some pointers to keep in mind:

How will students work productively in small groups?

What do they do when they finish their work?

How do they ask for help?

How will they assemble for read-aloud time?

What should they consider in selecting their own books?

How will they move through the literacy centers?

How do they work independently and productively if you are busy with a small group?

How will you minimize noise and extra movement?

Assess regularly on an ongoing basis with informal measures

Differentiation isn't just about having different students do different things. Differentiated instruction is based on student needs. Ongoing formative assessment is the key. Plan how you will use the results to differentiate.

3-2-1

Students jot down three ideas, concepts, or issues presented.

Students jot down two examples or uses of idea or concept.

Students write down one unresolved question or a possible confusion.

Idea wave

Each student lists three to five ideas about the assigned topic. One volunteer begins the idea wave by sharing an idea. The student to the right of the volunteer shares one idea; the next student to the right shares one more idea.

The teacher directs the idea wave until several different ideas have been shared.

Exit tickets

In exit tickets, students write responses to questions posed at the end of a class or learning activity or at the end of a day.

Numbered heads huddle

Each student is assigned a number. Members of a group work together to agree on an answer. The teacher randomly selects one number. Students with that number answer for their group.

Hand signals

Ask students to display a designated hand signal to indicate their understanding of a specific concept or process:

I understand ____________ and can explain it (e.g., thumbs up).

I do not yet understand ____________ (e.g., thumbs down).

I'm not completely sure about ____________ (e.g., wave hand).

Structure your reading block for differentiation

Try something new. It is hard to differentiate with a literacy block of whole-class instruction the entire time. Start with a whole-class mini-lesson of no more than 10 minutes. Incorporate a targeted reading skill: comprehension strategy, word-solving, vocabulary, etc. Then provide time for choice in independent reading and/or literacy centers. This gives you time to meet individually or with small groups for targeted instruction. Conclude with a brief sharing session.

Tiered assignments

Tiered assignments are designed to instruct students on essential skills that are provided at different levels of complexity. The curricular content and objectives are the same, but the process or products are modified according to the student's level of readiness. For example, students with moderate comprehension skills are asked to create a story map, whereas students with advanced comprehension skills are asked to retell the story from the perspective of one of the main characters.

Target different senses and learning styles within lessons

Rethink how lessons can be presented using a range of learning styles by:

Playing video clips

Using infographics

Providing audiobooks

Using creative dramatics and role-play to act out scenes of a story

Using charts and illustrations with text

Providing verbal and written directions to tasks

Using realia and other physical objects to explain key concepts

Allowing time for artistic reflections and symbolic summaries

Make time for journaling and quick-write activities

Don't be afraid to press the pause button and have students reflect on the lessons you've taught or stories they have read.

Explore literature circles

Organizing students into literature circles encourages them to share their understanding of the readings, and helps auditory and participatory learners retain more information by getting more involved. This also gives you an opportunity to informally assess their comprehension as you listen to their discussion, asking questions and promoting a deeper understanding.

Assign open-ended projects

Get away from the cookie-cutter approach to assignments. Give students a list of possible projects that can demonstrate their understanding of the lesson. This encourages them to work at their own pace, engage actively with the content, and showcase their distinct learning styles.

Wrapping up

Use these differentiated instruction strategies and techniques to meet the diverse needs and learning styles of your students as they engage in the multiple pathways to literacy. After all, the purpose is reaching the widest range of students with their various entry points to learning.

Take it slow and be easy on yourself. Keep adding new strategies to your toolbox each year ... slow down to go faster ... and have fun!
References:
Perez, K. (2016). 200+ proven strategies for teaching reading. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.

Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.[author_bio id="900″]

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Differentiated Reading Instruction: Multiple Pathways to Literacy Success

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Looking for successful, easy-to-implement tools and techniques to integrate differentiated reading instruction? You're in the right place. Read on! I imagine a literacy program as a maze of intersecting pathways; some of the students travel as a community, and others forge ahead as individuals or small groups.

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This module describes how teachers can incorporate vocabulary and reading comprehension skills instruction into content-area lessons and will introduce you to a variety of effective practices-including the use of graphic organizers-to help students better understand what they read (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

When you have completed the module, be sure to visit part two (below):

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Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 1): Teaching Vocabulary and Comprehension in the Content Areas

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This module describes how teachers can incorporate vocabulary and reading comprehension skills instruction into content-area lessons and will introduce you to a variety of effective practices-including the use of graphic organizers-to help students better understand what they read (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

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IRIS | Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 2): Deepening Middle School Content-Area Learning with Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies

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* Note: If you have not done so already, consider completing part one before beginning this resource:

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The Organized Educational Activities of Negro Literary Societies

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The Organized Educational Activities of Negro Literary Societies

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This article gives background on the Black Literary Societies as introduced by Muhammad. Rochester is spoken to specifically in the section about New York.

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Rochester’s black community had a deep—and underrecognized—influence on Frederick Douglass

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Rochester’s black community had a deep—and underrecognized—influence on Frederick Douglass

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Some history about Frederick Douglass and his roots in Rochester, NY.

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This website is a great resource for some first hand accounts about Rochester's history and the folks who lived in the area.

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Rochester proudly embraces its place in African American history as a stop on the Underground Railroad and the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. But the city's history over the last one hundred years shows that the promise of that earlier time has not been realized. Throughout the 20th century, the city was a site of race-based violence, segregated schools, and racial covenants in housing. In 1964, Black citizens rebelled against the discrimination they experienced, but problems persisted. More recently, Rochester made national headlines for the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police placed a hood over his head and pinned him face down in the street.

Author Richard Rothstein places responsibility for government-sanctioned segregation squarely on the shoulders of the New Deal, which jump-started suburban housing development for white, middle-class Americans in the 1930s. At that time, a Rochester real estate brochure promised homebuyers a "restricted owner list" and "desirable neighbors" in its new Brighton development, while a Residential Security Map from the same era coldly appraised more than two-thirds of the city as "definitely declining" or "hazardous." Housing restrictions led to increased segregation in city neighborhoods and schools. Today, a person's health, education, and opportunity are largely determined by the zip code in which they live.

Dating from the 1930s through the 2020s, these resources highlight Rochester's legacy of racial inequality and how it has shaped the community. The material was compiled as part of the Race, Class & Inequalities curriculum for 8th- and 11th-grade social studies classes, a joint effort of Monroe County school superintendents, Monroe 1 and 2 BOCES, and the University of Rochester's Center for Urban Education Success. For additional resources, visit the Rochester Public Library's Archive-It collection.

Explore Race, Class & Inequalities

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Race, Class & Inequalities - Rochester Voices

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Promoting emergent literacy and social-emotional learning through dialogic reading.

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Promoting emergent literacy and social-emotional learning through dialogic reading.

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The Reading Teacher - 2011 - Doyle - Promoting Emergent Literacy and Social Emotional Learning Through Dialogic Reading

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Weaving Social-Emotional Learning Into Language and Literacy Instruction

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Weaving Social-Emotional Learning Into Language and Literacy Instruction

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Black Girls Write!: Literary Benefits of a Summer Writing Collaborative Grounded in History

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Black Girls Write!: Literary Benefits of a Summer Writing Collaborative Grounded in History

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This article takes a look at the experiences that young girls had during a summer writing collaborative, and brings out implications for educators based on the findings. Written by Gholdy Muhammad!

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Strategies for Teaching about Cultural Diversity in Non-Diverse Settings

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The Journey of Middle School Mathematics Teachers and Literacy Coaches in Learning to Integrate Literacy Strategies into the Math Instruction

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This article gives practical ways teachers have tried to bring literacy strategies into math instruction.

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This article critiques the use of generalized reading strategies within math content and give suggestions for specific reading and writing strategies that can enhance math learning.

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Writing in Math_ A Disciplinary Literacy Approach _ Enhanced Reader

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Math Literacy Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties

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Math Literacy Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties

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Meeting the Needs of Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

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Meeting the Needs of Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

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This article gives an overview of what dyslexia and dyscalculia are, while also giving examples of how to best teach students with these learning disabilities.

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Mathematics difficulties: does one approach fit all?

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Mathematics difficulties: does one approach fit all?

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Evidence-based reading interventions for English language learners

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Evidence-based reading interventions for English language learners

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Systematic Review of Early English Literacy in ELL Children

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This article is a review of research that has been done into literacy learning for English language learners.

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Factors Influencing Literacy Learning in a Self-Contained Setting

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Factors Influencing Literacy Learning in a Self-Contained Setting

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This article is based on observational research in a self-contained classroom and gives implications for teachers to best teach students in similar settings.

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A Preliminary Study of the Literacy Experiences of Adolescents with Severe Disabilities

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A Preliminary Study of the Literacy Experiences of Adolescents with Severe Disabilities

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Although focused towards adolescent grades, this study has implications for teachers of disabled students of all ages in relation to literacy.

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