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Study Skills
What is the Essay Counterclaim?
As is often the case, instructional writing terminology can be confusing and there is no consensus as to a common language of instruction. Regarding the essay…
Daily Paragraph Editing
The Daily Paragraph Editing program is a short-cut to "teach" Language Strand Standards that can't possibly transfer to long term content and skills acquisition.
Pennington Publishing Pinterest Boards
Check out my ELA and reading intervention Pinterest boards with tons of free resources.
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 Teach Test Prep
Test preparation and test study are not matters of common sense. If we want student to do well on tests, both teacher-created, PAARQ and SBAT, we…
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…