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Missouri State Council-IRA 2015-2016
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Special Selection
Various Teacher Contributors
Look at these reviews of literacy resources to amp up your teaching!
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Invaluable Invitation
For the Fun of It (And the Learning Just Happens!)
David L. Harrison
Award-wining Children’s Author and Poet David Harrison encourages children to write and have FUN!
The Use of Developmentally Appropriate Technology and the Young Child
The effects of technology on the development of young children have
been widely documented and strongly positive, but choosing apps can be challenging. This article will help teachers decide which apps are appropriate for young children and gives tips on how to use them.
Content Contributions
Utilizing WebQuests to Integrate Content While Engaging
Cheri Gump
Incorporate online research and comprehension skills into existing curriculum instruction to give student a rich understanding of the topics they study by following suggestions in this article.
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The Missouri State Council of the International Literacy Association (MSC-ILA) and the St. Louis Suburban Council of the International Reading Association administer the Missouri Read and Feed program which awards children’s books to students through the literacy-based Read and Feed Program.
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Lit Look
Fifteen Minutes a Day: The Power of Independent Reading Time
Jessica Mattson
See how a high school gives freshmen and sophomore students the tools to be life-long readers using Missouri’s Gateway nominees -- high-interest, low-level books. that students across the state think are the best books of the year.
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Tech Talk
21st Century Multimodal Texts: An Elementary Teacher’s Insights
Laurie A. Sharp and Lauren Geiser
21st century literacies include digital- and media-based elements within texts as well as our most familiar multimodal texts -- picture books. See how a professor and teacher work together to maximize student learning with multimodal texts.
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Should Typing Skills Be Taught to Young Children?
Courtney Stuart
See how this teacher prepared students in her school for the technological changes that came when the MAP test was changed to an online exam.
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UPCOMING MISSOURI CONFERENCES
Literacy for All, Oct. 15
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Missouri Early Learning Conference,
Nov. 10-11