Practice Guides
Practice Guides are brief documents developed for DLD members to use in their classrooms and distribute in their schools. Each Practice Guide focuses on one instructional topic and includes research-based information about:
- BASIC PURPOSES
- FACTS
- PRACTICES THAT ARE LESS EFFECTIVE
- PRACTICES THAT ARE MORE EFFECTIVE
Recommended form for citing a HotSheet: Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of content. TeachingLD HotSheet, #. Retrieved from http://TeachingLD.org/hot_sheets/.
Example: Ruhl, K., & Hughes, C. (2005). Effective practices for homework. TeachingLD HotSheet, 1.
5 items
Effective Practices for Written Expression
Amy Gillespie - Vanderbilt University, Steve Graham - Arizona State University
Amy Gillespie and Steve Graham provide facts about writing and describe less/more effective practices.
WritingEffective Practices for Reading Comprehension
Sheri Berkeley and Margo Mastropieri - George Mason University
Sheri Berkeley and Margo Mastropieri describe the importance of reading comprehension and what is known about effective practices.
ReadingEffective Practices for Reading Fluency
Melanie R. Kuhn - Boston University
Melanie Kuhn describes the importance of reading fluency, how to measure it, and what is known about effective practices.
ReadingEffective Practices for Phonological Awareness
Paige C. Pullen - University of Virginia
Paige Pullen describes what phonological awareness is and what is known about effective practices.
ReadingEffective Practices for Homework
Kathy Ruhl & Charles Hughes - Penn State University
Kathy Ruhl and Charles Hughes summarize what is known about homework practices.
Content Areas Mathematics Reading Writing