Instructional Strategies to Adapt AFT and NEA Lesson Plans
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Instructional Strategies to Adapt AFT and NEA Lesson Plans
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Helping your child create a new work space or reorganize her homework space can help you both sail through the rest of the year more smoothly. Continuing to work on study skills and avoiding bad study habits like cramming can help your child academically and prepare him for more responsibility as he grows. Older students may benefit from forming their own study groups.
It is sometimes tricky to find books for kids and teens who are reluctant readers because they read below grade level and can’t find books they can read that interest them. Most books they can read are written for younger students and seem childish or embarrassing to them. High interest low level, or "hi lo" books, can help. These books cover age-appropriate subjects for older readers but use vocabulary and phrasing for lower reading levels. Children's books guide, Elizabeth Kennedy has suggestions to help.
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