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How to Teach Academic Language Vocabulary
Teachers need to teach Tier 2 academic vocabulary explicitly, frequently, and systematically according the Common Core authors. But which words? The research-based Academic Word List has…
Close Reading
The close reading strategy is beneficial for building comprehension of both narrative and expository text. However, we do need a mid-course correction. As with many instructional…
Close Reading Casualties
With the “Great Shift” from fiction to non-fiction reading since the advent of the Common Core State Standards, many teachers are finding that the academic rigor…
Close Reading Narrative Worksheet
Close Reading? A helpful, time-tested reading strategy, which was brought back to life in 2009 with the advent of the Common Core State Standards and the…
Close Reading Expository Worksheet
At the end of this article, I provide a Close Reading Expository Worksheet for you to freely download and use with the next close reading of…
Independent Close Reading
I hesitate to criticize a good thing too harshly. We teachers tend all-too-often to abandon something that works for the new latest and greatest educational fad. …
Vowel Sounds
Wow, it's rare for me to disagree with Grammar Girl. However, when Grammar Girl goes after the w in suggesting that it may not serve as…
Literacy Center Rotations
Literacy center (or stations) rotations can be challenging to plan. Here are seven rotation options with colorful visuals for 4-10 literacy centers.