This article highlights the four recommended research-based practices described in the How to Organize Your Teaching U.S. Dept. of Education What Works web site.

This article provides an overview of questioning as a reading strategy and includes templates and links to books, lesson plans, and web sites for more information.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.In the first weeks of school, math talk moves may be easily modeled and practiced as students get to know each other and learn classroom expectations. There is no particular order in which these moves must be introduced. This resources contains suggestions of scenarios where these moves may be easily incorporated throughout the day.

This article discusses the importance of teaching students to reflect on text through direct instruction and modeling. The article includes a template that can be used with elementary students.