April+5,+2012

Resources related to the MI Excel Instructional Learning Cycle:
0. Main Idea Practice Online: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/e3topic.cfm?TopicID=119 http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp258-04.shtml http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/GetTheIdea/default.htm

1. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling : By Emily Kissner (chapter 2 of her book) []

2. Summarizing Strategies: Meade PASS Training (lots of wonderful strategies to teach children to summarize) http://www.meade.k12.sd.us/PASS/Pass%20Adobe%20Files/March%202007/SummarizingStrategies.pdf

3. MEAP Released Test Items Homepage (to see **//ACTUAL//** test items, choose a test //**prior to 2009)**// : http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_31168_31355---,00.html

3. MEAP-like Practice Units: http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Departments/LearningServices/MEAPWriting/tabid/855/Default.aspx

4. **MCTM Vocabulary 2004** List for Mathematics (Assessment and Instructional Vocabulary by grade level): http://resources.michiganmathematics.org/index.html

5. Online Math Test Generator (plug in the GLCE and it spits out questions): http://mathassessments.mscenters.org/

6. Blog featuring ideas for teaching summarizing (some are good, others are not - choose wisely): http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=71690

7. Expository Text Resources: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/morestories/rattlesnakerustlers/ http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0409/articles/mainarticle.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0815_020815_rescuedogs.html http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/Pledge_of_Allegiance_Booklet.PDF http://www.timeforkids.com/news-archive/all http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/recipes_articles/index.html http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/greenhouse/en/ http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/handwriting.html#cat20184 http://www.sikids.com/blogs/2012/02/08/nerf-goes-glow-in-the-dark

8. Protocol for Teaching Summarization: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/constr/josephrl.html http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/summarizing/ http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/summarization.html

9. Expository Text Information Sheet: http://www.frankserafini.com/Handouts/ExpTexts.htm

10. Free Childrens' Books Online: http://www.magickeys.com/books/ http://storytimeforme.com/ http://www.kidsstoriesonline.com/index.html http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/ http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ http://www.smories.com/ http://www.longlongtimeago.com/index.html http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_pomegranatepips.html

11. Narrative Text Resources: http://www.longlongtimeago.com/pp_meera_firstdayinschool.html http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#SharedReadingBooklets

12. **Academic Vocabulary Lesson Ideas:** http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html

13. **Academic Vocabulary Lists for K-8:** http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/index.html

14. Formative Assessment Tools: http://formativeassessment.edublogs.org/about/