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Pennington Publishing Pinterest Boards
Check out my ELA and reading intervention Pinterest boards with tons of free resources.
How to Teach English Accent Rules
Teaching students the syllable and accent rules through effective practice will noticeably improve their word attack and spelling skills. The accent rules and teaching procedure work…
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…
How to Memorize Greek and Latin Word Parts
Teachers know that teaching the most common Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes makes sense to help students build academic language. After all, about 50%…
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…
The Ideal Vocabulary Worksheets
If you were to create the ideal vocabulary worksheets for your 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade students, what would you include? No doubt, the…
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…
Teaching Grammar and Mechanics Interactive Notebook
The Teaching Grammar and Mechanics Interactive Notebook Grades 4−8 programs will help your students master each of the Common Core grade-level grammar and mechanics Standards. This…