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See classroom demonstrations of The Writing Road to Reading language arts lessons with these videos.
Spalding in Action Set - Kindergarten-6th Grade
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SIA2.jpg Full set of 7 DVDs (see individual DVD listings below for times).
Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated at each grade, kindergarten through sixth, by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
Schools: Use for staff professional development or grade level meetings.
Teachers and Home Educators: View selected elements to see lessons in action to fine-tune delivery.
Lessons include:
Spelling * Writing * Reading
Spalding in Action - Kindergarten
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SIA0.jpg Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated in kindergarten by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
Approximately 38 minutes.
Spalding in Action - First Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
Watch how 1st graders can easily practice the skill of writing compound sentences with unfamiliar spelling words, use the writing process to revise and improve their paragraphs, and finally identify the elements of informative text on a graphic organizer.
Approximately 39 minutes.
Spalding in Action - Second Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
You will be amazed to see these 2nd graders writing complex sentences and identifying the independent and dependent clauses and then use the first 3 mental action comprehension strategies to confirm the stated main idea of an informative passage.
Approximately 49 minutes.
Spalding in Action - Third Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
Writing sentences that include appositives and difficult spelling words can be challenging for most 8 and 9 year olds, but these students prove it can be done, and also demonstrate their knowledge by using the 5 mental actions to derive an implied main idea of an informative passage.
Approximately 46 minutes.
Spalding in Action - Fourth Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
These enthusiastic learners eagerly demonstrate how to organize their thoughts for writing an informative compare/contrast essay, use the 5 mental action comprehension strategies to read, identify essential information, and defend their choices to derive the implied main idea of informative text.
Approximately 60 minutes.
Spalding in Action - Fifth Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
These 5th graders skillfully use their higher-level thinking strategies to include clues to the meaning of unfamiliar spelling words in complex sentences and use the 5 mental action comprehension and note-taking strategies to derive the main idea (thesis) of an informative-narrative multi-paragraph passage on a science topic.
Approximately 59 minutes.
Spalding in Action - Sixth Grade
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NEW! Integrated English language arts lessons demonstrated by a classroom teacher/coach using The Writing Road to Reading.
These sophisticated sixth graders demonstrate engaged learning by using higher-level thinking skills for identifying syllable patterns of difficult spelling words, writing sentences for words with two-syllable suffixes that change the part of speech from the base word to the derived word, and using the 5 mental actions for taking notes to derive the main idea (thesis) of an informative multi-paragraph passage on a science topic.
Approximately 57 minutes.
3rd-Grade Language Arts Lesson
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LA3.jpg Energetic and engaging demonstration of spelling, writing and reading lessons in 3rd grade. Filmed in a public school that is Title 1 Schoolwide, 97% Minority and 53% ELL in an urban setting.
Approximately 32 minutes. DVD format.
Comprehension Strategies DVD
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CSV.jpg Four-in-one demonstration of text structure and the mental actions by a master teacher. In four separate lessons, this DVD provides professional development on demand for teachers, principals, reading coaches and home educators. Approximately 57 minutes. DVD format.