Newsletters 2013-14 Focus newsletter, [1] fall | Page 7

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Teaching and learning:
what’s changing in the classrooms this year?

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very summer, between school
years, positive changes are
made that often affect what
or how students learn in the classroom. Sometimes these changes are
implemented thanks to new state
standards, and sometimes they are
innovations developed right here in
Anoka-Hennepin schools.

by Developmental Studies, is the
selected resource. This program is
aligned with Making Meaning, which
is currently used to teach reading
comprehension strategies. Guided
Spelling provides instruction for
students on the structure of words to
help them use these words in multiple
contexts.

Elementary school
curriculum changes

Each level of instruction emphasizes both high frequency spelling patterns and irregular words.

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