Literacy Toolbox by David Mullowney https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq en-us 2017-06-21 22:19:01 UTC 2025-04-16 20:09:26 UTC hello@padlet.com 21 Simple Ideas to Improve Student motivation djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144069 This article covers how to motivate your students. This helps your classroom become more a positive environment.

Teach Thought Staff. (2012, December). 21 Simple Ideas To Improve Student Motivation. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/student-engagement/21-simple-ideas-to-improve-student-motivatio/ ]]> 2017-06-21 22:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144069 Top 10 Motivation Tips for the Classroom djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144221 This is a wonderful tool how to motivate students. It has specific grade level you wanted to look at.

TeacherVision. (2017). Top 10 Motivation Tips for the Classroom (Grades K-12). (2017). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.teachervision.com/classroom-management/top-10-motivation-tips-classroom ]]> 2017-06-21 22:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144221 Motivation: A Key to Effective Teaching djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144371 An article mostly focus on self-motivated for teachers and how can it effects in the classroom.

Eggleton, P. Motivation: A Key to Effective Teaching. Retrieved June 22, 2017 from  http://math.coe.uga.edu/TME/Issues/v03n2/Eggleton.pdf]]> 2017-06-21 22:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144371 Motivating Students djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144442 General tips of how to motivate students. A good and simple points of how to do that.

Motivating Students . (2017). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://teach.com/what/teachers-change-lives/teachers-motivate/]]> 2017-06-21 22:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177144442 Creating a Comprehensive Classroom Management Plan djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146008
This article helps you manage your classroom more effectively, therefore students comprehend more. 

Webster, J. (2017, May). How to Help a Student Perform and Behave at Their Best. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.thoughtco.com/comprehensive-classroom-management-plan-3111077]]> 2017-06-21 23:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146008 What every teacher needs to know about comprehension. djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146030 This is a guide for teachers to support students with comprehension with the support through reading, vocabulary and text.
Pardo, L. (2004). What every teacher needs to know about comprehension. Retrieved June 22, 2017 from https://ftp.learner.org/workshops/teachreading35/pdf/teachers_know_comprehension.pdf]]> 2017-06-21 23:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146030 Importance of Comprehension djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146049 A great short description about different style of readers (passive and active). A great question from this article, how can reading comprehension be taught? 

Miami University. (2010). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://performancepyramid.miamioh.edu/node/385]]> 2017-06-21 23:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146049 Learning Reading Comprehension skills online djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146068 A wonderful tool to support students with reading comprehension at home. It explains about how to comprehension.

Time 4 Learning. (2016, November). Learning Reading Comprehension Skills Online. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.time4learning.com/readingpyramid/comprehension.htm
 
]]> 2017-06-21 23:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146068 How Can Teachers Increase Classroom Use of Academic Vocabulary? djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146094
Little things do impact on the students understanding of vocabulary. How to improve with your classroom's wall related with vocabulary.  

Dixon, T. & Larson, L. & Townsend, D. How Can Teachers Increase Classroom Use of Academic Vocabulary? Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/VM/0204-may2013/VM0204How.pdf ]]> 2017-06-21 23:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146094 Understanding Vocabulary djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146143
A wonderful way of expose students why vocabulary are important. An other way of approach teaching vocabulary. Mostly focus on K-6 grade.

Alexander, F. (n.d.). Understanding Vocabulary. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/understanding-vocabulary/]]> 2017-06-21 23:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146143 Vocabulary Games djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146167 Many of vocabulary games through this website, some of students will learn better through games.

Vocabulary Games, English Vocabulary Word Games. (2017). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.vocabulary.co.il/]]> 2017-06-21 23:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146167 5 tips for helping students to really learning vocabulary djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146210 Developing with understand of vocabulary will effect better communication. A lot of interactive involved.

Oxford University Press. (2011, August). 5 tips for helping students to really learn vocabulary. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2011/08/16/5-tips-for-helping-students-to-really-learn-vocabulary/ ]]> 2017-06-21 23:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146210 Importance of Spelling djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146226 Short and Sweet article with an explanation of why spelling is important, a perfect way of introduce to the students if they don't want to learn spelling. 

Jones, S. (2009, July). Importance of Spelling. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.spellingcity.com/importance-of-spelling.html]]> 2017-06-21 23:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146226 5 Ways That Teaching Spelling djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146313 The author was a teacher and decided to homeschooling her 5 children, an interesting perspective. little bit of similar with what school taught kids with spelling.

Spence, B. (2014, September). 5 Ways that Teaching Spelling Helps Readers. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://thisreadingmama.com/spelling-supports-reading/]]> 2017-06-21 23:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146313 Why some kids can't spell and why spelling tests won't help. djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146365 I am not a big fan of test. I picked this article to give you other perspective. Also, focus how to improve students who are struggled to spelling. 

Adoniou, M. (2013, November). Why some kids can't spell and why spelling tests won't help. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://theconversation.com/why-some-kids-cant-spell-and-why-spelling-tests-wont-help-20497]]> 2017-06-21 23:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146365 10 things parents can do to improve child become a better speller. djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146532 Parents are huge part of students' school success. It helps parents to understand better of how to teach their children to be a better speller. 

Learning By Design, Inc. (2012). Ten things you can do to help your child become a better speller. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/PDF/SPELL2/Ten_Things_Parents_Can_do_to_Improve_Spelling.pdf]]> 2017-06-21 23:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146532 Why is Assessment Important? djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146570 This includes how assessment works and what it looks like. It helped me to understand better. 

George Lucas Educational Foundation. Why Is Assessment Important? (2008, July 15). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/assessment-guide-importance ]]> 2017-06-21 23:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146570 How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146592 How can teachers provided a better environment in classroom with understanding of assessment. Try to have different demonstrate how to teach students. 

Guskey, T. R. (2003, February). How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb03/vol60/num05/How-Classroom-Assessments-Improve-Learning.aspx]]> 2017-06-21 23:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146592 Role of Assessment djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146663 What is an assessment? It explains each role inside of assessment processing.

Surgenor, P. (2010). Teaching Toolkit: Role of Assessment. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/UCDTLT0026.pdf]]> 2017-06-21 23:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146663 Teaching written language to students who are deaf or hard of hearing djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146721 I picked this article because I notice there aren't much of articles on how to teaching written language to deaf and or hard of hearing students. A good and informative article.

Giddens, E. (2009). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&context=pacs_capstones
 
]]> 2017-06-21 23:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146721 Five reasons why your students should writing everyday djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146753 Writing every day is important for all of us. It explains why is it important to writing every day. I picked this because some of students don't like to writing every day, a great support for teacher of how to encourage students to writing every day. 

Walker , S. (2016, September 14). 5 Reasons Why Your Students Should Write Every Day. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.scilearn.com/blog/5-reasons-students-should-write-every-day]]> 2017-06-21 23:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146753 The Bridge between Teaching and Learning djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146807 The main goal of this help teacher understand the connection of teaching and learning.

 Wiliam, D. (2013). Assessment: The Bridge between Teaching and Learning. Retrieved June, 22, 2017, from http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/VM/0212-dec2013/VM0212Assessment.pdf]]> 2017-06-21 23:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146807 Writing tips to make you better djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146855
It is a blog from one man named Jeff Goins who is an excellent author. It is a good resource of how to make you and students better with writing. 

Goins , J. (2016, April 12). Writing Tips to Make You Better. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://goinswriter.com/writing-tips/

]]> 2017-06-21 23:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177146855 Literacy and your Deaf Child djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177203928  Chapter 8 from the book called "Literacy and your Deaf Child".  Parents with deaf children, it is for parents mostly. Basically, how to teach your deaf children literacy

Clarke , B. R., & Stewart, D. A. (2003). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/excerpts/LAYDC.html]]> 2017-06-22 13:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177203928 How Can I Get These Kids to Listen to Me? djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331700 I picked this video because of visual aid, a good length video with an explanation of how to make these students listen to the teacher.


Kardamis, L. (2014, October). How Can I get these kids listen to me? Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V464z_EQPBE]]> 2017-06-24 03:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331700 Fun Reading & Writing Comprehension Strategy For Kids djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331804 Perfect of visual aid/colorful for the students to watch this short video. It will help students how to improve comprehension. 

Hartmann, J. (2016, October ). Fun Reading & Writing Comprehension strategy for kids. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bz4-1YKI1M]]> 2017-06-24 03:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331804 Kids Vocabulary video djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331907
I am really impressed with this one, high quality video with nice visual aid for kids to learning more vocabulary. 

English Singsing. 2017, April 05). Kids vocabulary compilation - Words Theme collection｜English educational video for kids. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GMAugzV5ls]]> 2017-06-24 03:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331907 ABC spelling for children djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331999 A cute video of ABC's spelling for the children to learn through visual. I recommend for early age students.


CVS 3D Rhymes. (2014). Learning spelling | ABC song for children |. Retrieved June 22, 2017 from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UBR3G4OOg ]]> 2017-06-24 03:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177331999 Assessment for learning djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177332083 Some of us are visual learners, it will supports you with understanding better of assessment. 

Rystad , M. (2013, April). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcLMlY6R7RM]]> 2017-06-24 03:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177332083 How to Writing for Kids djmully https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177332157 One minute length video with a lot of simple steps of how to writing better. 


Teaching without frills. (2017, January). How to writing for kids.Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXuH6TUMwlg]]> 2017-06-24 03:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/djmully/wm5w0pfborvq/wish/177332157