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Skill Explainer

3. How to Teach Sentence Expansion

Sentence Expansion Skill Explainer

Joan Sedita, M.Ed., Shauna Cotte, M.Ed.
The steps in a lesson include: explicitly introduce and model the new skill, model again and practice with students, small groups practice with teacher, student practice independently, teacher and students assess for skill mastery.

Instructional Cycle for a Structured Literacy Lesson

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