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How and Why to Teach Fluency
Knowing why and how to teach reading fluency is of critical importance to developing readers. Learn four strategies to help students improve reading fluency.
Free Informal Reading Assessments
Individual reading assessments are time-consuming and inefficient. Effective reading assessments that are 1. comprehensive 2. diagnostic and 3. They must be easy to give, easy to…
Ten Tips to Improving Writing Coherency
Writing coherency refers to how well sentences and paragraphs are organized into an understandable whole. Good writing coherency is reader-centered. From the reader’s point of view,…
How to Eliminate “To Be” Verbs in Writing
Every English teacher has a sure-fire revision tip that makes developing writers dig down deep and revise initial drafts. One of my favorites involves eliminating the…
How to Grade Literary Discussions
Students need to know that their participation in class discussion is an important part of their overall grade. Otherwise, many will avoid participation or perceive the…
How to Get Students to Read at Home
Teachers and parents recognize the important role of independent reading in developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and a lifelong love of books. Learn how to promote independent…
How to Teach Students to Write in Complete Sentences
Developing writers often have problems writing in complete sentences. Three teaching techniques will help your students write coherent and complete sentences.
Reading Intervention Placement
Placing students in remedial reading intervention classes is certainly a challenge. By understanding what does and does not make sense in the selection process, educators will…