Teaching and Learning

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Literacy The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's Balanced Reading Instruction Pathway Provides an overview of the skills-based, the meaning-based approach, and the "balanced" approach to teaching literacy. Offers a number of links and resources related to literacy learning and teaching. The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education's Bilingual Reading Instruction Pathway Provides links to resources, articles, and research pertaining to literacy development in bilingual students. Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children A project of the National Research Council and published by the National Academy Press, this synthesis of reading research provides a comprehensive analysis of what over 30 years of reading research tells us about how young children learn to read. Seeking Common Ground by Lee Sherman (published by Northwest Education Magazine) comments on the guidance Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children provides for practioners "seeking common ground" between whole language instruction and phonics based instruction. Other Literacy-Related Web Sites Summaries of recent articles focused on literacy development. Articles summarized include: What's Basic in Beginning Reading? Finding Common Ground by D.S. Strickland; A Second Chance to Learn to Read by B. Showers, B. Joyce, M. Scanlon, and C. Schnaubelt. Time for Teaching and Learning Resources This bibliography provides a comprehensive list of Internet and print resources that provide insight into how time for teaching and learning can be used more wisely. From year-round education to scheduling for teacher collaboration, these resources raise issues and offer suggestions relating to the wise use of time for the purpose of improving student achievement. Bibliography of "Time for Teaching and Learning" Internet Resources Bibliography of "Time for Teaching and Learning" Print Resources Prepared by the Region III Comprehensive Center, January 1999.