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Fostering Effective Instructional Strategies

The links in this section focus on the critical role of literacy skills as a forerunner of academic success. Research indicates that if students can read on grade level by third grade, they are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to get into trouble with the law.

How can you get your students off to a good start? Vocabulary development is one of the keys to success in reading. How do the teachers in your school teach vocabulary skills, especially in the elementary grades?

Click on the links below to learn more.

Literacy Programs
Vocabulary Development
Mentoring Programs

This web site has been produced by The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment to provide research-based school violence prevention procedures for educators. The web site has been made possible with the generous support of the Robert and Renee Belfer Foundation and other supporters.
The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment to provide research-based school violence prevention procedures for educators
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