Tips & Tricks
Gestures --> https://www.signingsavvy.com/
Sketches --> Google image (Keyword) + "icon" to get simplified sketch ideas
RUSD's GLAD Unit Folders (by Grade Level)
(If you have a link to a 6th Grade folder, please email Kaili Bray at kbray@rocklinusd.org. Thanks!)
Kaili's GLAD Strategy Guide NEW - Feb 2024!
GLAD Strategies Visual Dictionary (From Myndie Good)
General GLAD Videos
Language Acquisition through GLAD! (09/2023)
Practical & Effective Instructional Strategies! (From an Instruction Coach) (08/2023)
Interactive Teaching Strategies (08/2023)
Does GLAD really work with NEWCOMERS? (07/2023)
3 Ways to Build Fluency (06/2023)
Meet Project GLAD Co-Creators Marcia Brechtel & Linnea Haley! (02/2023)
Paper vs. Digital (03/2023) | YouTube
Most Effective Way to Teach ELA Skills (06/2021)
3 Easy Ways to Validate Students' Primary Language (12/2018) | YouTube Video
Collaborative Learning (11/2017)
Teacher Reflections (Qualitative Data) (04/2017)
Integrated ELD vs Designated ELD (04/2017) | YouTube Video
GLAD Strategies
Be GLAD Basics: Hip-Pocket Tools™ (05/2017) - Handout
Give Me 5 (08/2018)
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Word Card Review (Tips & Tricks) (06/2023)
Effective Word Walls (02/2023) | YouTube Video
Pictorial Input Chart (01/2019)
Process Grids Galore (05/2018)
How to Visually Scaffold (Colors & Shapes)
4 Ways to Increase Kinesthetic Teaching (Gestures)
Numbered Heads + Demonstration (06/2023)
Pre-K & Kindergarten
The Importance of Early Literacy in Early Childhood Education (Picture Dictionary Strategy) (03/2021)
Motivation & Engagement Strategies
Creating a Welcoming Environment (09/2023)
Engagement (12/2017)
How to Motivate Students: Inquiry Chart Demonstration! (Like KWL)
Literacy Reinforcers (01/2019) | YouTube Video
Games for Personal Interaction! (09/2023)
Tips for Tightening up the 10/2 & Student Interactions (10/2023) - BLOG
Cultivating a Growth Mindset in the Classroom: The Power of "Yet"! (YouTube - 02/2024) - NEW!
Writing Strategies
* GLAD Strategies for Writing *
Teach PHONICS! SPOTLIGHT: Interactive Writing (Picture Dictionary)
I Can Spell Chant (YouTube - 02/2024) - NEW!
How to Scaffold Writing: Sketching (Part 1)
Scaffolding Writing: Sketching (04/2023) - BLOG
How to Scaffold Writing: Warm Ups (Part 4)
How to Scaffold for Writing: Cooperative Strip Paragraph (Part 5)
Quick Writes vs. Extended Writes (07/2023)
Narrative Input Chart (08/2023)
Narrative Input Chart: ALL ABOUT ME! (08/2023)
Webinars
EdWeek Webinar: Science of Reading: Emphasis on Language Comprehension (New! 2/29/24)
Social Emotional Learning Webinar + Resources (in English) (8/26/21)
Boosting Brainpower- Be GLAD Educator Webinar Series (1/21/21)
Engaging Instructional Strategies for Distance Learning - Be GLAD Educator Webinar Series (9/22/20)
Focus & Motivation During Distance Learning - Be GLAD Educator Webinar Series (8/11/20)
Distance Learning Early Childhood Education - Be GLAD Educator Webinar Series (4/22/20)
Distance Learning in the Upper Grades - Be GLAD Educator Webinar Series