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Are you always trying to find new ways to build reading comprehension with your students? I’m sure you are! Teachers work so hard to ensure
Are you always trying to find new ways to build reading comprehension with your students? I’m sure you are! Teachers work so hard to ensure
Are you always looking for new ways to support your gifted and talented students? I’m sure you are! However, finding quality strategies to implement directly
Are you always trying to encourage students to actually use text evidence? Does it become exhausting going over the importance of doing so every day
Reading out loud to students is one of the best parts of my day as a teacher. Getting the chance to dive into amazing picture
Teaching reading is one of the most important jobs a teacher has. One of the most powerful ways we can help students increase their comprehension
Every good teacher loves having his/her ‘go to’ books that they use to teach specific reading skills, like main idea. Teaching reading through mentor texts
When it comes to getting students to learn, there are a lot of factors that influence that process. Of course, relationships come first but what
One of the best ways to show students skills and strategies in action is to use a strong mentor text! This is a text that
You did it! You made it through another amazing year of teaching! I know you’re looking forward to summer break and you deserve it! For
Teaching summarizing is difficult! This is a strategy that includes many other skill sets that students need to be proficient in, in order to successfully
I have an absolute love/hate relationship with task cards. Ok, maybe more like a hate/hate relationship. I just truly feel that there are many flaws
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