Reading Strategies: A How-To for Teachers

At Thinkport you'll find a pretty awesome series of online guides, videos, and tutorials aimed at making you a more effective teacher of reading strategies. What's most amazing is that this site is actually aimed at middle school teachers, that oft-forgotten cadre of souls wedged between elementary and high school.

So what's Thinkport? From the site:

Thinkport is the product of an on-going partnership between Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education (CTE), two of the most trusted names in Maryland education.

Thinkport aims to help teachers teach more effectively, inspire students to learn, build bridges between schools and homes, and fulfill Maryland Content Standards for education. We're focused on harnessing technology in the service of education.

Well, I'm not from Maryland, but I absolutely love the Reading Strategies resources offered here. You first investigate discrete reading strategies through videos, interviews, and examples, and you're then given printable aids to help incorporate those strategies in your classroom.

You then see these strategies in action, assisted by a teacher's guide.

Finally, you see how reading skills can best be implemented using a number of online virtual field trips available from this site. Although many relate specifically to Maryland's history, others can absolutely be used by anyone.

Lots to see here for both novices and pros!

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