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Spelling & Vocabulary
The Hard and Soft c and g Spelling Rule
The Hard and Soft c and g Spelling Rule is one of the most consistent and useful spelling rules. Find other spelling rules, tests, and songs…
How to Teach Speling
The question is how to fit a spelling pretest, practice, and post-test into precious few class minutes. Here’s how to get it done in 13-20 minutes…
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…
Verbing: Making Nouns into Verbs
Donald Trump does it all the time. Twitter has taught the more verbose of us how to keep it short. In fact, all social media has…
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…
8 Keys to Classroom Management
The following 10 keys to classroom management are designed for teachers who want to help their students "catch up," while they "keep up" with grade-level instruction…
Assessment-Based Instruction
This article provides the rationale for Assessment-Based Instruction (ABI): a commitment to students to help them catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction.