What is the Difference Between Decodable Text and Predictable or Patterned Text?
When you sit down to plan what you’re teaching for your small group reading instruction, how do you decide the kind of text you are putting in front of your…
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When you sit down to plan what you’re teaching for your small group reading instruction, how do you decide the kind of text you are putting in front of your…
Working with other teachers is hard. No doubt about it. You all have different teaching styles and viewpoints on what is important and how to teach it. When teaching phonics,…
Do you teach and assess nonsense words? Do you know why you do it? There’s a reason why we teach these types of non-words in schools. In fact, teaching…
St. Patrick’s Day is approaching. Do you celebrate this holiday with your students in March? I definitely don’t go all out with making leprechaun traps and pretend visitors, but we…
Do your students struggle to express their thinking in math? Mine do! Developing students’ language skills by focusing on mathematical vocabulary and using sentence frames in math helps students learn the language…
As students begin writing more independently, they need clear guidance on what to improve and how to improve it. During Week 4 of our informational writing unit, the instructional focus…
One of the biggest challenges students face in informational writing is keeping their paragraph focused. Even when students have strong facts, they often include unrelated details or struggle to decide…
As students prepare for more independent informational writing, they need opportunities to organize facts around a clear idea rather than just a specific animal. During Week 5 of our informational…
When teaching your students how to solve multi-digit addition problems, providing them with various place-value strategies is important. This will not only help students find the best method for them,…
Writing an introduction is one of the hardest parts of informational writing for young students. Many students jump straight into facts without telling the reader what the paragraph will be…
At the start of our informational writing unit, I focus on helping students understand the routine we will use throughout the unit. This first week is less about writing independently…
If you’re picturing QR codes as one more tech thing to manage, stick with me for a minute. Using QR codes in the classroom is less about flashy gadgets and…
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