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Tag: Mark Pennington
Free Resources for Test Preparation
Find relevant articles, free resources, and teaching tips for test preparation in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog. Also get test-proven strategies for SAT/ACT success.
Free ELD and ESL Instructional Resources
Find relevant articles, free resources (including comprehensive whole-class reading, spelling, and grammar assessments), and EL/ESL teaching tips in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog.
Free English-language Arts Instructional Resources
English-language arts teachers are a unique breed. They are decidedly schizophrenic in that they teach both content and process. Other content area teachers tend to expect…
Free Resources to Teach English-language Arts Standards and the Common Core
Those who follow my blog will remember that I do advocate standards-based instruction; however, I also advocate student-based instruction. I find a happy melding of the…
Why and How to Teach Complex Text
A growing body of research presents a challenge to current K-12 reading/English-language Arts instruction. In essence, we need to “up” the level of text complexity and…
Independent Reading Homework
I developed an independent reading program based upon "reading discussions." Students read at home and lead a literary discussion with their parent for three-minutes per day,…
Turning Dependent into Independent Readers
The new Common Core State Standards for English-language Arts makes a compelling case for not doing business as usual in our ELA classrooms. That business consists…
Why ELA Teachers Burn Out
Teacher burn-out is real. We begin with high expectations of ourselves and idealism; however, after a few years the drudgery sets in. ELA teachers seem to…