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About The Reading Lady

The Reading Lady Readinglady.com was created by Laura Kump of New York City. Laura obtained her National Board Certification in Literacy:Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. She is currently a Literacy Coach working in a PreK-5 school on Staten Island. Laura has presented at the International Reading Association Convention and the Four-Blocks Leadership Conference.

Laura created Readinglady.com to provide support to teachers throughout the country. Teachers come to her site to network and share ideas. There are many free resources housed here, along with discussion groups. If you have something you would like to share with other teachers, please email Laura with any questions or ideas. We hope you enjoy your visit.

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Adapt Teaching Strategies to Student Needs

Teachers are often asked to modify instruction to accommodate special needs students. The following article takes the mystery out of adapting materials and strategies for curriculum areas.
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What Is Differentiated Instruction?

Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs. Whether teachers differentiate content, process, products, or the learning environment, the use of ongoing assessment and flexible grouping makes this a successful approach to instruction.
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Reading News
Consistent ELL Guides Proposed
In a move that could prompt major changes in the way states measure the achievement of English-language learners, the U.S. Department of Education is planning to tell states they must each use a consistent yardstick in determining when a child is fluent in English and when that child no longer needs special ELL services.
Read A Million Books, Gain Valuable Lessons
Houston Independent School District's Millionaire Club is challenging 200,000 students to read 1 million books this summer. The program is part of the district's $3 million Literacy Leads the Way program, and dovetails with the Houston Public Library's Summer Reading Program. Incentives include free T-shirts and tickets to the circus.
Young Thespians: Students Score an Opera
They don't have vocal music, drama, or art programs at their school, but that didn't stop the third- and fourth-graders from Hanstein Elementary from writing and staging their own opera. Since October, students have been working on The Ringer of the Moon, with the Michigan Opera Theatre and the InsideOut Literary Arts Project, an organization that places professional poets and fiction writers in Detroit schools.
Popular Writer Visits Meredith Middle School
Popular children's author Gordon Korman did not write No More Dead Dogs because he lost a beloved pet. "I was one of those kids growing up who hated all the books where the dog died," he said. Here he answers questions developed by seventh-grade literacy students at Meredith Middle school about reading and writing books.
(Opinion) Interview with Reid Lyon about Reading First
Children's learning expert Dr. Reid Lyon helped develop the Reading First program. In this interview he details the limitations he sees in a recent study of the impact of Reading First. He also gives his thoughts about the scope of the program, noting "Reading First is the largest concerted reading intervention program in the history of the civilized world."

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