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| A classroom area composed of a library corner and writing area |
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| A part of a literacy center in which the classroom books are held |
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| A part of the literacy center where the students can write |
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| A place where materials for activities are kept for children to use independently for science, social studies, art, music, math, and so on |
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| interdisciplinary approach |
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| integration of content-area learning with literacy. |
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| differentiation of instruction |
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| designing instruction to meet the achievement needs of children in the same classroom |
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| whole-group instruction (shared experiences) |
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| when information needs to be introduced to all the children and the presentations can be understood by all. They provide a sense of community in the classroom |
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| close interaction occurs between the teacher and a few children for explicit instruction, based on needs and interests and interests and for assessment |
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| individualized instruction (one-on-one) |
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| can provide an opportunity for the teacher to offer personal attention and to learn a lot about a child |
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| leveled reading books (little books) |
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| are most common materials used for small-group explicit instruction based on needs. These books have been leveled for difficulty, making it easy for teachers to select those for particular group |
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| instructional reading level |
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| Informal tests to determine a child’s independent, instructional, and frustration level of reading |
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| another way to designate independent work. There are many variations on this type of system |
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