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Phonics Activities for Older Students! 15 NO PREP printables for 5-15 minute sessions or anywhere in between to fit your intervention schedule. This packet is perfect for any middle and high school student with reading disabilities or any student who struggles with basic decoding or word recognition. As a 6th-12th grade Special Education teacher, I struggled to engage older students in any available phonics, decoding or "Wilson-esque" materials since they were all catered to primary students. Most phonics materials feature large bubble letters and pictures intended for young children. When confronted with these materials, my students shut down in embarrassment or a defeated sense of apathy. I created these materials to ensure my older students felt challenged and empowered to improve their decoding and word recognition. Every worksheet contains 1+ new word parts/sounds along with 9 more advanced root words and accompanying vocabulary. This empowers students to improve not only decoding ability but also vocabulary and reading comprehension. This advanced component makes students feel more motivated and empowered. These worksheets can be read again and again until students retain pronunciation and vocabulary. I used this with my 3 most struggling students with IEPs and 2 of them were declassified after 25 one-on-one sessions. SIMPLE-DIRECTIONS: Each of the 15 NO PREP printable worksheets is meant to be read through one-on-one between teacher and student. Teachers simply need to point to each word or word-part as students read it aloud, verbally prompting and correcting when students mispronounce a word/word-part. STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS: Use all 15 NO PREP printable worksheets, starting with # 1 and ending with #15. Have the student read through 1 to 3 worksheets in each session and consider repeating entire worksheets at follow-up sessions, if necessary. Each worksheet is meant to be read through one-on-one between one teacher and one student. The same as reading a regular text, start at the top left of the page with line #1 and point to each word or word-part, prompting the student to read each word aloud as you point to it (moving from top-left to bottom-right). Simply point to each and every word or word-part to prompt the student to read it aloud. Move as quickly or slowly as necessary between each word/word-part depending on the student's fluency. If the student mispronounces the word or word-part, point to the word again while correctly pronouncing the word aloud, then have the student repeat your correct pronunciation and move on to the next word / word-part. **YOU MAY ALSO LIKE** ELA Print and Go Lesson Plans ELA Task Cards Novel Studies Culturally Relevant ELA Lessons Emotional Intelligence SEL Curriculum Social Justice & Global Citizenship Curriculum Poetry Lessons & Units Writing & Grammar Units Holiday Print and Go Lesson Plans Social Studies Lessons & Units ELA Rubrics and Assessments Differentiation & SpEd Professional Development *** VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR TEACHING RESOURCES & TIPS SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY INSPIRATION

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As an ACT tutor, I hate hearing students, teachers, or parents say any of the following about an ACT or SAT essay: She's a good writer. She'll be fine. They write essays all the time. Yeah, I'm taking the writing test. It's just an essay, no big deal. Oh, the essay section changed in 2016? Didn't know that. How different is it? (*Facepalm*) The problem is, the ACT's writing section is different enough from the writing normally done at school that I see a lot of students underperform in a way that is completely preventable. Typically "good" writers are getting scores of 6 or 8 (out of 12), when they should be getting more competitive numbers. While it's not necessarily an 11th grade English teacher's "job" to do ACT/SAT prep or to "teach to the test", there's a problematic reality that if teachers don't get involved a little, most students won't get this knowledge and/or skills anywhere else. And that, my teacher friend, is worrisome. So what's going on, and what are the easiest steps an English teacher can take to help juniors be more ready? Here are the biggest culprits: 1. The timing is more intense than school. It's 30 minutes total, including reading the prompt and the entire brainstorm, draft, and proofread process. That task can be daunting if students get writer's block, have test anxiety, don't understand the prompt in the heat of the moment, or struggle to wrestle their ideas into submission. If your students haven't done timed writing in a while, are accustomed to 45 minutes, or aren't proficient at it, then they'll need help to cope. Check out my timed writing unit to help students get practice completing a cohesive draft in less time. 2. Students don't know the (new) rubric. When the ACT changed the writing test in 2016, the prompt style AND the rubric both changed. The assessment is no longer just a typical 5-paragraph (or so) opinion essay. Students are supposed to also: acknowledge, support, or refute other viewpoints provide some combination of context, implications, significance, etc. recognize flaws in logic or assumptions made in a viewpoint, using it to their advantage if necessary (still write a cohesive essay with a thesis and a variety of evidence, as before) ... all in 30 minutes or less. English teachers can help by at least going over the rubric in class, if not assigning an ACT-style essay that gets assessed as part of the class. 3. The linguistic bar is high. In addition to the content characteristics described in #2, students are supposed to have decent grammar, varied sentence structures for good flow, transitions within and between paragraphs, and really great fiction or synonyms. English teachers: if your writing rubrics or grading style don't typically address these, consider bringing it up in class, assessing for these characteristics on the next essay, or reading over a mentor text that DOES meet this bar (see #4). 4. They need to see examples. I highly recommend that students go to this link to not only read a sample 6/6 essay, but compare it to a 4 or 5 essay to notice its differences. When I teach my ACT writing lessons, I do a compare/contrast activity for this reason. The stakes are high enough that it's worth going over a mentor text to see what the expectations are and debunk the idea that it's impossible to complete. The Bottom Line I've been tutoring the ACT long enough to recognize the differences between the old and new versions, and even without "teaching to the test", there are easy steps educators can take to help juniors stay at or above the national average and achieve their college dreams. Using even some of these tips will help students be a little more ready on test day, and a lot more grateful that they had you as a teacher. What else should be said about the ACT's Writing section? Tell me in the comments!

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This product, by Counselor Clique, is Career Scenario Cards for High School Students. This high school career activity can be used as an introduction to a career lesson in a classroom or small group setting or a stand-alone activity itself. Students are presented scenarios that will challenge them to make social and ethical decisions depending on scenarios they may encounter in the workplace. 6 blank cards are also included for writing in your own scenarios. What's Included? 30 Career Scenario Cards: black and white 6 Blank Career Scenario Cards: black and white (for writing in own scenarios) 30 Career Scenario Cards: color 6 Blank Career Scenario Cards: color Lesson Plan How Can I Use This? career classroom lessons small groups regular education or special education transition groups What Else Might I Like? Check out my first Career Bundle or a few of my other career activities like: Job Interview Situation Sort and Job Interview Prep Flipbook. What If I Have a Question? Email me, and I'd love to answer any questions you have! How do I stay updated on new products, sales, and freebies? Join my EMAIL LIST to get more tips, freebies, and resource updates! **Follow Me** by clicking the green star by my store name. This is the best way to keep up with what’s happening at Counselor Clique on Teachers Pay Teachers! Rate for Free TpT! Come back and rate your purchase to earn FREE TpT credits to spend in any TpT store! How Should I Follow Counselor Clique on Other Platforms? Check out my Twitter, blog, Pinterest, and Instagram! Terms: Copyright © Counselor Clique (Lauren Tingle). All rights are reserved by author. Your purchase is for one school only. Please purchase multiple user licenses if you plan to use in different settings; these are available at a discounted rate. Clip art and other elements in this product are copyrighted and cannot be used without a license.

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Only have a few minutes with each of your students for postsecondary planning? As a seasoned high school counselor with 450+ students, I understand. This resource is designed to help you plug students into college and career activities, and end this conversation: Counselor: "Have you thought about what you want to do after high school?" Student: "I don't know." Use this to give students a visual aid to brainstorm postsecondary plans (e.g. four-year college, two-year college, military, trade school, or full-time work), options for where they plan to live, and different career industries. College and Career Readiness is a key part of our role, as well as individual student planning. Use this handout to figure out which college and career readiness activities to plug students into. 2 page PDF Resource Front: Postsecondary options for college and career, living situation, and career industries. Back: Help students visualize the educational journey to different careers. Use this to quickly educate students about levels of education, and the types of careers that are possible with each. Busy school counselors can use this college and career handout during individual student planning meetings, course registration, intervention meetings, or attendance meetings. Helping students identify goals is not only part of our job, but it helps students identify their own "why" for caring about high school. Looking for more quick and easy school counseling resources? Check out my Regulation Station Bundle, or download the mindful breathing pocket cards for FREE! Connect with me on Instagram! @SchoolCounselorKellie

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REMEMBRANCE DAY DISTANCE LEARNING | WAR HORSE INFOGRAPHIC | GOOGLE SLIDES GOOGLE SLIDES WAR HORSE INFOGRAPHIC (INTERACTIVE OR PRINT) INFOGRAPHIC for Middle School, High School, College, or University students. This Infographic assignment will guide your students through the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW of WAR HORSES. NO PREP - PRINT AND GO OR GO INTERACTIVE WITH THE GOOGLE LINK Included in this product are the following: ⚫FOUR INFOGRAPHIC WORKSHEETS as PDFs to be printed or uploaded. ⚫FOUR Infographics - 11 x 17 inches is the recommended printing size.  All FOUR are black and white. ⚫Link to my INFOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET for students to use interactively through Classroom™ or other online programs.   ⚫Instructions for students when using the interactive version. THIS PAGE IS EDITABLE SO YOU MAY INCLUDE DIRECTIONS.  For instance, do you want your students to fill out all of the Infographics?  Do you want them to answer the questions relating only to the image in the slide or the conflict the slide represents?  There are many possible ways to guide the assignment. ⚫One page of information on the images used in the Infographics and several links the students may use when filling out the Infographics. ⚫Information on Google Slides™ for teachers and students. ⚫This product is just the worksheet and may be used in a number of ways: ✅celebrate MEMORIAL DAY, VETERANS DAY, ANZAC DAY, or REMEMBRANCE DAY! ✅ group work ✅ homework ✅ class review ✅research prompts ✅studying WWI or WWII ✅emergency sub plan There is a lot of information out there on Infographics and several programs you may use to create your own. My Infographic Series has ready to use Infographics. Related Products: • EARTH DAY BUNDLE • EARTH DAY INFOGRAPHIC (INTERACTIVE OR PRINT) • GOOGLE SLIDES EARTH DAY INFOGRAPHIC (INTERACTIVE OR PRINT) • MEMORIAL DAY BUNDLE • EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES • RUTH BADER GINSBURG - WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - INFOGRAPHIC • WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - AMELIA EARHART - INFOGRAPHIC • WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROJECT - INFOGRAPHIC - NANCY PELOSI • EMMETT TILL DILEMMA ONE SHEET - BLACK HISTORY MONTH - CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY • NON FICTION EMMETT TILL - INFOGRAPHIC • THE LITTLE PRINCE INFOGRAPHIC (INTERACTIVE OR PRINT) • INFOGRAPHIC SERIES: FOCUS ON THE SCOPES TRIAL • Infographic Series: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - VALENTINE'S DAY ACTIVITY • Infographic Series: LIFE OF PI • Infographic Series: MAUS I & II • Infographic Series: NIGHT Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom. ❤️ Click HERE to become a follower. You will now receive customized email updates about this store. Copyright © jellycat-in-the-snow productions All rights reserved by author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only Please remember that any of the products that you download from my store are my copyrighted property and licensed only for you to share with your direct students. If another teacher wants to use these same products, they will need to purchase them directly from my TpT store, or you may purchase an additional license for them. None of my products may be shared online. Posting of my copyrighted materials may happen only in a password-protected environment, such as Google Classroom, and accessed only by your students. Posting on public websites (WordPress, Blogger, Facebook Groups, etc.) is strictly prohibited.

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