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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
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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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Exit Tickets: How to Spice Them Up
One of the questions I always pose to teachers is this: If you’re going to teach a lesson and not give the students an exit
Context Clue Strategies for Elementary Teachers
If you had to list out some of the obstacles that our young readers face when trying to comprehend a text, I bet you would
Lesson Planning for Teaching Reading Strategies in Elementary
Teaching comprehension is hard! Let’s face it. We have 20 – 30 students who all have completely different reading ranges, strengths, and levels of understanding
5 Ways to Help Students Show Thankfulness in the Classroom
November is such a wonderful month for so many reasons. Christmas is just around the corner, fall is in full swing, s’mores and campfires blazing
November Read Alouds Your Class Will Love
One of the best parts about teaching is getting to read out loud to students! The look on students’ faces when the plot thickens, the
I’ve Given an Exit Ticket, Now What Do I Do? (& a FREEBIE!)
Exit tickets are one of my non-negotiable when it comes to something that I have to have in every single one of my lessons. If
Best Practices Needed in Every Lesson!
Best practices are called so because they have been proven to get results. But knowing that there are LOTS of them, is it realistic to
Getting Started with Small Groups
You’ve started school and are excited and ready to jump into your routine! I get it – we all are eager to get the merriment
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