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Teaching Characterization Tips and Tricks
Characterization occurs when an author uses details to teach about a character. But what does this have to do with comprehension? Plenty! When students can
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Using Mandated Curriculum with my Building Comprehension Units
One of the questions I get asked very frequently is, “I have a mandated curriculum that I have to follow in my reading class. How
Guided Reading
Achieving Deeper Level Comprehension
As elementary reading teachers, we all know this is the ultimate goal – deeper level comprehension. But so often it is extremely HARD to get
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Picture Books for Teaching During the Holidays
The Christmas holiday can make your classroom a bit chaotic at some points. Ok, a lot chaotic! But I get it! Kids are excited! Not
A Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Strategy for Your Elementary Students
Nonfiction can be a hard genre to teach. Students have to have a certain mindset of thinking and processing, schema about the topic, and an
Fiction Books for Teaching Reading Skills
Using picture books is one of the best and easiest ways to teach your students all about different reading skills. But since there are so
Main Idea: Tips & Tricks to Make It Work
Main idea was always the skill that scared me the most to teach. It’s such an abstract skill and there’s not a specific step by
Close Reading in Math
Integration of subjects is always important. The more we can show students how concepts are related to one another, the more they buy in. The
Reading Comprehension Intervention Breakdown
Unfortunately, not every student we encounter is going to pick up on the skills they need to be a successful reader. It may take lesson
Teaching Reading Comprehension Without a Text
If you think about this, it’s actually quite funny. Why, when we are teaching reading comprehension, do we use a text that students have to
Teaching Reading Strategies with Wordless Picture Books
If you’re teaching students about reading strategies, you would think you need to have a text for them to use to be able to practice,
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