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Reading
Teaching the Class and Individuals
Perhaps the greatest guilt-inducers for any teacher are these two questions: 1. Do you know the individual needs of your students? 2. Are you teaching to…
Reading Intervention
As a reading specialist, I have worked with dozens of teachers and their students to design a reading intervention program that really works for the diverse…
Context Clues in Reading and Writing
Context clues strategies can be used both to improve reading comprehension and writing clarity and coherence. Check out this memorable strategy and download free worksheets. Reading…
Teaching Reading Comprehension
As more teachers are teaching reading strategies (all helpful) to help students access, understand, and analyze text independently, let’s not overlook the obvious: How to Improve…
Critical Thinking Bell Ringers
Get your students thinking. We teach in a product-driven age of Standards, behavioral objectives, and progress monitoring. As we head back to school, why not achieve…
10 Reasons to Use Interactive Notebooks
Interactive notebooks (INBs) are increasingly popular in all subject areas: math, science, reading, language arts, social studies/history, foreign language study, and art. Before jumping on the…
How to Individualize Instruction
Good teachers refine their units and lesson plans to provide quality direct instruction to the whole class. Great teachers, and frankly some never take this step,…
Using Student Data to Inform Instruction
In this article I will provide the research base (from the federal government What Works Clearinghouse) and practical tips regarding the use of formative assessments for…