Presentations and Handouts

Includes powerpoint slides and handouts for the 2008 ISAAC Conference, Closing the Gap, and Route 66 Literacy.

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NC ACA 2013 Handouts

A Core Issue: A Core Vocabulary for the Common Core by Allison Dennis, Penelope Hatch, and Karen Erickson

AAC Core Word List (see comments below)

Column B shows the rank of each listed word based on several factors. These factors include the number of core vocabulary lists a specific word appears in, whether the word is listed in Sally Clendon's research indicating the 150 most frequently used words in writing samples of students in grades K-4, and the U score.
Column C shows the U score for each word. This number is based on how frequently the word is found in written English and how widely dispersed the word is among grade levels (K-12) and across subjects. The higher the U score, the more frequently the word occurs in written English and the more widely dispersed the word is.
*Note-This vocabulary list is based on ongoing research. Therefore, there will likely be some changes in the current draft.

A Core Issue: A Core Vocabulary for the Common Core by Penelope Hatch, Karen Erickson, Allison Dennis, and Marlene Cummings

Creating a Core Vocabulary for Common Core Curriculum by Karen Erickson, Penelope Hatch, Allison Dennis, and Marlene Cummings

Pati King DeBaun, Patrick Brune, Karen Biggerstaff, and Karen Erickson, Ph.D.

Karen Erickson and Caroline Musselwhite

Famous(CompLesson1) for use with the Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters book, Famous, in the Yearbook: Friends and Feelings set
Famous(CompLesson2) for use with the Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters book, Famous, in the Yearbook: Friends and Feelings set
Famous(ask vocab) for use with the Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters book, Famous, in the Yearbook: Friends and Feelings set
STFLS Surprises handout the powerpoint slides from the presentation