773 articles since 2009
The Pennington Publishing Blog
Grade-level 4-adult standards and assessment-based ELA and reading instruction. Free Diagnostic Reading and ELA Assessments
Articles · page 25
School Absence Excuses
No doubt you've heard a few of these. Following are my favorites from BuzzFeed's collection, which has been gathered from school attendance clerks over the years.…
Teacher Hygge
Essentially, hygge is the Danish (and some claim Norwegian) term for that moment in life when you sigh, smile, and say, "Life is good." It's the…
Summer Teacher Mindfulness
It sometimes seemed as if it never would arrive, and then it showed up so surprisingly soon: summer! Built into every teacher is a certain life…
Don’t Teach Grammar Mini-Lessons
Don't teach grammar mini-lessons for two reasons: this instructional methodology is implicit and ineffective.
Orton-Gillingham Review
Recently I've been getting a number of inquiries regarding the Orton-Gillingham Approach, so I thought I'd offer my thoughts and cite relevant research studies regarding this…
Summer School Reading Intervention
More and more schools are seeing the value of summer school as an option for intensive reading intervention. Whether students are assigned to the program and…
Curricular Maps for Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Make summer plannin' easy with FREE Curricular Maps for Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary.
Misleading Educational Malpractice
I've gathered a selection of articles I've written regarding these movements, programs, philosophies, mindsets, and educational practices that I find to lack some degree of educational…