Do You Make This Frustrating Test Prep Mistake?
When I first started teaching, I would sit down at the beginning of every school year with a blank calendar, and I’d map out what
When I first started teaching, I would sit down at the beginning of every school year with a blank calendar, and I’d map out what
A question I am asked frequently, because of my use of picture books as mentor texts, is: “Are picture books really complex enough for my
As you learned in my previous post, it’s time to throw the vocabulary list OUT! Students need the words in context, and they need practice
Give a list of vocabulary words to look up in the dictionary, write a sentence, and then take a quiz on Friday…… these practices
Text evidence… those two words are so important for a reading teacher! We want students to be able to infer and draw conclusions while using
One of the most common struggles teachers face is tackling TIME. There simply isn’t enough of it to cover all the skills and standards we