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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| October 05, 2011, 06:41 PM
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Here are the four latest Best Practices Weekly editions – don't forget to go to www.bestpracticesweekly.com to sign up for the weekly emails or to see archived editions!
Volume 1, Issue 30 – A New Key to Reading Comprehension
It's a truism in education that students who struggle to read by the end of third grade have an increasingly difficult time catching up. In a new article for the Journal of Educational Psychology, a group of researchers conducted a 3-year study that shed light on a key aspect of reading comprehension: understanding new words that are derived from other words.
Volume 1, Edition 31 – Using a Student-Friendly Rubric for Writing about Math
Teachers know that in math instruction it's effective for students to write about their mathematical thinking and that in writing instruction it's effective to use clear, student-friendly rubrics. In an article for Teaching Children Mathematics, a mathematics education instructor at Bucknell University and a classroom teacher discuss a useful way to combine the two practices.
Volume 1, Edition 32 – New Reading Lesson Structure for Students w/Developmental Disabilities
Students with developmental disabilities need extra support when it comes to reading instruction. In an article for The Reading Teacher, Roberta Schnorr, professor of special education at SUNY-Oswego, discusses best practices for structuring reading lessons in a way that supports these students' learning.
Volume 1, Edition 33 – Characteristics of Effective Homework
Designing or choosing homework can be one the least enjoyable parts of a teacher's day, especially when its effectiveness is unclear. In an article for Educational Leadership, Cathy Vatterott, an education professor at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, discussed the five key hallmarks of effective homework that promotes maximum student learning.
AAE partner Best Practices Weekly is a free non-profit professional development service for teachers. It culls through the major journals and magazines picking out the most actionable articles about instructional practices. The education research is then summarized into bite-size chunks for busy educators. The whole goal is help teachers consume a best practice nugget in 10 minutes during the week and then put it to work with their students the next day. Visit www.bestpracticesweekly.com and enter your email address to receive weekly notifications of new editions. BPW's post appear the first Wednesday of every month on the AAE Blog.
Originally posted by Jill at AAE.
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