Executive Committee
Missouri State Council-IRA 2019-2020
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Sam Bommarito
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Book Reviews, E-book Reviews,Software Reviews, and Useful Links by Various Contributers
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Developing Vocabulary In Elementary School
Caitlin Ogutu
Explore a variety of effective methods that can be utilized to teach vocabulary in the elementary classroom.
National Parks: The Ultimate Cross Curricular Experience
Matthew Hunter
Adapt this teachers’ experience teaching about national parks in his area to teaching your students about parks close to you.
First Day Advice for New Primary Teachers
Kelly Woods
Reduce the first-day of teaching anxiety with these valuable back-to-school tips.
English Language Learners and the Summer Slide
Joanna Stotlemeyer
English Language Learners (ELLs) are at an increased risk of falling behind when the regular school year is not in session. Here are some preemptive ways teachers can help students and families stay engaged in learning over the summer.
Parent Involvement: Viewing Families as Partners in Learning
Natalie Tye
Encourage family involvement with this helpful advice on providing activities that encourage a true home-school connection and take literacy learning beyond the classroom.
How are Literacy Teacher Educators Developing Preservice Teachers’ Understandings about Learners and Literate Classroom Environments?
Rebecca Piper, Laurie Sharp, Roberta Raymond
Read this research that supports establishing and maintaining a literate classroom environment and see how teachers arrange and organize the classroom to maximize students’ literacy learning a literate environment.
Intentional Instruction and Vocabulary Proficiency:
An Action Research Study
Ashley Mays
This action research study explores the impact of intentional vocabulary instruction on the comprehension of ELL students.
App-Smashing: Using Multiple Apps Across Content Areas
to Enhance Literacy
Linda Meckem
Integrate technology and literacy through app-smashing - merging multiple apps together in order to create your lesson
SOCIAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITY (WE NEED YOU!!!)
Collaboration Connections
Resourceful Research
Tech talk
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Developing Vocabulary In Elementary School
Caitlin McEwen
This article explains a variety of effective methods that can be utilized to teach vocabulary in the elementary classroom.
National Parks: The Ultimate Cross Curricular Experience
Matthew Hunter
Adapt this teachers’ experience teaching about national parks in his area to teaching your students about parks close to you.
First Day Advice for New Primary Teachers
Kelly Woods
Reduce the first-day of teaching anxiety with these valuable back-to-school tips.
English Language Learners and the Summer Slide
Joanna Stotlemeyer
English Language Learners (ELLs) are at an increased risk of falling behind when the regular school year is not in session. Here are some preemptive ways teachers can help students and families stay engaged in learning over the summer.
Parent Involvement: Viewing Families as Partners in Learning
Natalie Tye
Encourage family involvement with this helpful advice on providing activities that encourage a true home-school connection and take literacy learning beyond the classroom.
How are Literacy Teacher Educators Developing Preservice Teachers’ Understandings about Learners and Literate Classroom Environments?
Rebecca Piper, Laurie Sharp, Roberta Raymond
Read this research that supports establishing and maintaining a literate classroom environment and see how teachers arrange and organize the classroom to maximize students’ literacy learning a literate environment.
Intentional Instruction and Vocabulary Proficiency:
An Action Research Study
Ashley Mays
This action research study explores the impact of intentional vocabulary instruction on the comprehension of ELL students.
App-Smashing: Using Multiple Apps Across Content Areas
to Enhance Literacy
Linda Meckem
Integrate technology and literacy through app-smashing - merging multiple apps together in order to create your lesson
REVIEWS
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