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Which system do you think is better, bartering or money? Using details from the article, give at least two examples to support your answer.

It’s Only Money!
by Ben Sutter

taken from the New York State 2005 5th Grade ELA test

Did you know that money is not worth the paper it is printed on? It [...]

The good folks at Naturescapes have created a web resource that actually differentiates reading by using Science content.
I have taken 3 screenshots of the first two paragraphs of three different pages about the cactus.
Here is the basic page (real page):

Here is the more details (real page) web page:

And lastly, here is the more in depth [...]

According to the Reading Rockets web site
(http://www.readingrockets.org/helping), 40% of children struggle with
reading. In a class of 20 kids, that is 8 out of 12.
Do you know how to help them? Do you know what to tell their parents?
Imagine a child saying these words to you:
“I feel like I just use the same words over and [...]

The Universal Design for Learning, a concept developed at CAST (the Center for Applied Special Technology) was designed to provide:

Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge,
Multiple means of expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, [...]

I have been looking for reading strategies to teach to kids for a long time. I have found some at: CAST UDL Book Builder’s web site
These are not my words – they are the words from the web site that I would like to remember.  I give full credit to the inspirational folks at CAST.

Reading [...]

Dr. David Rose recorded a podcast regarding the book, “Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age, Universal Design for Learning”.

The book is available here – http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
The podcast with captions is available here – http://snow.utoronto.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=384&Itemid=348

My notes regarding the podcast are below:Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age, Universal Design for LearningBy David Rose
What will education be [...]