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With so many schools looking to help prepare students for college tests, this is a timely resource from the Library of Michigan.  And, ytou don't need to purchase them, you get this as a Michigan resident! From Deb Biggs at MeL -  "Nobody would sit down to take an important test without at least some degree of preparation from studying the subject matter to actually practicing how to read the questions and answer within a set time limit.  Academic tests, professional licensing/certification, skill measurement, and high school equivalency, are all testing scenarios many people experience.  MeL database LearningExpress Library is available to all Michiganders and provides all these. Seven interactive learning centers provide resources beginning with Elementary School Grade 4 Mathematics and English Language Arts Skills Improvement, through standard college and graduate school tests, to adult learning and becoming a U.S. Citizen.  Three test mod...

From the Library of Michigan -    Early Literacy Instruction: 10 Research-Informed Practices That Can Change Every Classroom Content provided by BloomBoard. This webinar takes place on September 26, 2016 @ 2 p.m. ET Register for this webinar now. As in many states, far too many of Michigan’s children are not reading proficiently by the end of grade three—and the situation continues to worsen. Addressing this problem can require broad and significant improvement in instructional practices. Toward that end, an Early Literacy Task Force (ELTF) in Michigan identified 10 research-informed classroom literacy instructional practices for Pre-K and 10 such practices for K-3 that can have a meaningful impact on student literacy. In this presentation, Nell Duke, Susan Townsend, and Naomi Norman will share these instructional practices, and discuss how the ELTF is working to make them a focus of professional development throughout the state of ...