Teaching and Assessment Literacy Resources for Junior Grades
Teaching Literacy Resources
1. The Writing Strategies Book
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Writing Strategies
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Writing Conventions
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Critical Literacy
2. Summary Map: Scaffolding Summary Writing
https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/00094/
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Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Writing Strategies
3. Visual Thinking Strategies: Exploring Artwork to Enhance Critical Thinking and Expression (Virtual Tour)
https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50140/
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Critical Literacy
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Writing Strategies
4. Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students in Grade 4-8
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Letter-Sounds & Phonics (strategies for older students and ELLs)
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Vocabulary
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Spelling & Word Study
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Reading Fluency & Expression
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Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Writing Strategies
5. Using Glogster to Support Multimodal Literacy (Strategy Guide)
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Media Literacy
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Critical Literacy
6. Book Report Alternative: Glog That Book! (Lesson Plan)
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Media Literacy
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Critical Literacy
Assessment Literacy Resources
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Assessing & Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties
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Writing Strategies & Techniques
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Writing Conventions
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Reading Fluency & Expression
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Reading Comprehension
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Critical Literacy
2. Reading Assessment Program Guide for Grade 4/ 5/ 6: Rubric and Reading Passages
(Tools for Instructions and Reading Assessment)
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Reading Fluency & Expression
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Reading Comprehension
3. CAFE: Engaging Third and Fourth Grade Students in Assessment and Instruction (Virtual Tour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi8JGxd7kqE
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Reading Fluency & Expression
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Reading Comprehension Strategies
4. Digital Reading: What’s Essential in Grades 3-8 (Chapter 6, Assessment: Keeping Our Eye on the Literacy)
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Media Literacy
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Critical Literacy
5. Reading Conference Anecdotal Form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOv0N4dn0lc&modestBranding=1&rel=0 (Video Instruction)
http://etfoassessment.ca/media/junior/aforms/02_Reading%20Conference%20Record%20Sheet_Tool.pdf (PDF Template)
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Reading Fluency & Expression
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Reading Comprehension
6. Monthly Oral Language Assessment and Rubric
http://etfoassessment.ca/media/junior/rubrics/02_OLA-Monthly%20Oral%20Language%20Assessment%20and%20Rubric_Tool.pdf (PDF Template and Instruction)
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Oral Language
7. Perspective Writing Self-Assessment
http://etfoassessment.ca/media/junior/selfpeer/06_Perspective%20Writing%20Self%20Assessment_Tool.pdf (PDF Template)
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Writing Strategies
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Writing Conventions
