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Classroom Programs:

Becoming Readers and Writers (Sheila Owen's Kindergarten Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Writer's Journal (John Sinnett's Kindergarten Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Building Oral Language (Cindy Wilson's Kindergarten Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Connecting Skills to Text (Charmon Evans's First Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Assessment-Driven Instruction (Hildi Perez's First Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Students Making Choices (Becky Pursley's First Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Promoting Readers As Leaders (Valerie Kostandos's First Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Staying on Topic (Martha Duran-Contreras's Second Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

100 Days of Reading (Shari Frost's First and Second Grade Class)

Video Summary

The Teacher and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Student Case Studies:

Cassandra Becomes a Fluent Reader (Student Case Study: Cassandra)

Video Summary

The Student, the Teacher, and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Thalia Learns the Details (Student Case Study: Thalia)

Video Summary

The Student, the Teacher, and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

William Finds His Base (Student Case Study: William)

Video Summary

The Student, the Teacher, and the Class

Analyzing the Video:

Before Viewing

First Impressions

Looking Closer

Summing Up

Making Connections

Selected Resources

Lens on Literacy:

Lens on Literacy

Essential Components of Literacy Development

Literacy Teaching Practices

Elements of Classroom Environment

Other Important Terms

General Resources on Literacy

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Using This Site

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Who Should Watch

Technical Requirements

About This Video Library

Video Summaries

Videos at a Glance

Copyright Information

Production Credits

Books and Articles Documented in the Classrooms

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