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Home / In-School Programs / Making Meaning® / Teaching Tips
  • My Year with the Making Meaning® Program
    As a fifth-grade teacher, I strive to provide the strongest instructional supports for my students...
  • Thank You for Speaking Up for the Children
    The recent article "Every Child, Every Day" posted in the Educational Leadership section...
  • Making Inferences Everyday
    An umbrella leans against the classroom door, a yellow poncho hangs from our coat rack, and a pair...
  • Eight Questions We Ask Ourselves When Selecting Read-Aloud Texts for a Program
    Read-alouds are at the heart of several Developmental Studies Center (DSC) programs. Typically a...
  • A Gradual Release of Responsibility: Getting Students to Self-evaluate Their Use of Comprehension Strategies
    [Editorial note: we love that Bill was inspired to extend the strategy instruction in the Making...
  • Finding Time for Conferring and Everything Else: DSC's Support Network Newsletter for November
    With the school year well underway, we invite you to take a moment to reflect and congratulate...
  • Modeling How to Select a Just-right Book
    Another blog from Bill on building independence in the choosing of books is here. Bring the...
  • Teaching Children to Choose Just-right Books
    Another blog on modeling the choosing of books is here. This is a lesson that you should visit...
  • Not Nearly Enough Minutes in the Day: Maximizing Literacy Instruction Time
    Now that desks are in place, bulletin boards are on the walls, and students’ names are on...
  • Conferring: The Heart of the Work
    DSC consultants Pati Cunningham, Ann Marie Corgill, and Jill Johnson presented on conferring at our...
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