Reading Children's books can be thought of as Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors. Want to learn more about diversify your child's book collection? Click HERE to listen to the insightful TedTalk from Children's Author, Grace Lin. Or, considering listening to Ohio State Professor Emerita, Rudine Sims Bishop, discuss the importance of multi-cultural literature. Click HERE for her video. Find the link HERE to her video (on books as) Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors.
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WritingSupporting your child in writing can present a range of challenges and opportunities! Educator and author, Matt Glover, has some videos that we hope offer some insight and inspiration. Click this link to view videos!
The Importance of Productive Struggle. Click on Lucy Calkins' picture to access her video for parents. Lucy Calkins in the Founding Director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Our ISD writing curriculum is a product of TCRWP, Columbia University.
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MathParents will find resources for each grade level / module including Homework Helpers and Parent Tip Sheets. Click here!
Click on the IReady Family LOGO to find resources including: what is iReady, FAQs, and Understanding Student Data
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The Power of Praise and MindsetsFor over a decade Carol Dweck and her team studied the effects of praise on students. This study involved a series of experiments on over 400 5th graders from all over the country.
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The Productive StruggleProductive struggle is the process of effortful learning that develops grit and creative problem solving. When students face problems they don't immediately know how to solve (like on new assessments), we don't want them to give up.
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Family Resources From Teachers College
Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University
Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University
Supports for Families We at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University recognize that in these unprecedented times you are working hard to support your child’s literacy learning at home as best you can. We want to help. To that end, we have created free offerings for families. We hope these will bring more joy into home literacy learning. We will be adding to these regularly; check this page for updates and additions!
Family Videos In these family videos—each less than ten minutes— we draw on a combination of research, classroom experience, and educator knowledge to help parents and caregivers support young people, pre-k to grade 9, with their reading and writing. Some of these videos show you games that to play at home while others help you support phonics, avid reading, creative writing, study skills, research, vocabulary, or abstract thinking. We’ll add to this collection periodically. We’ve tried to make these accessible and joyful, and to support you in ways that will make a difference for your youngsters.
View all on our YouTube Channel
K-2 Family Videos
3-5 Family Videos
Family Videos In these family videos—each less than ten minutes— we draw on a combination of research, classroom experience, and educator knowledge to help parents and caregivers support young people, pre-k to grade 9, with their reading and writing. Some of these videos show you games that to play at home while others help you support phonics, avid reading, creative writing, study skills, research, vocabulary, or abstract thinking. We’ll add to this collection periodically. We’ve tried to make these accessible and joyful, and to support you in ways that will make a difference for your youngsters.
View all on our YouTube Channel
K-2 Family Videos
3-5 Family Videos