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Tag: Mark Pennington
Should Grades 4-8 Teachers Teach Spelling?
Should Grades 4-8 Teachers Teach Spelling? It depends. The real question is "Do your students (or some of your students) need to improve their spelling?" Included…
Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary Programs
Check out the Common Core Vocabulary Toolkits for grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. These full-year vocabulary programs have been designed for in-class and distance…
Distance Learning for Parents | Virtual Learning Advice
I know you didn't sign up for this. It's tough teaching at home; it's especially tough teaching your own kids at home. You don't have the…
Spelling Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 SoR-based Programs
What exactly is digital about these Differentiated Spelling Instruction grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 programs? In addition to the printable PDF program, the grade-level and…
Guided Reading and the Science of Reading
My take is that we don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Some of guided reading is research-based and makes complete sense: the…
FREE GRADES 4-8 Vocabulary Resources and Lessons
Watch the short (less than a minute) YouTube videos to see the resources and lessons. Click on the link in the YouTube product description to safely…
Spelling Tests and Instruction
Learn how to diagnose and remediate spelling deficits.
Words Their Way® Spelling Inventories v. the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment
Teachers who are committed to differentiated and individualized spelling to help students catch up, while they keep up with grade-level instruction believe that spelling assessment should…