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Study Skills Aug 15, 2010

Free Resources for Teaching Study Skills

Teachers frequently are shocked by their students’ lack of study skills. Some teachers assume that most study skills are simply common sense and do not need…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 15, 2010

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.

Reading Jan 17, 2009

How to Take Notes

Some teachers seem to feel that knowing how to take notes is simply a matter of common sense. However, this is simply not true. Taking effective…

Literacy Centers Jan 17, 2009

How Margin Notes are Better than the Yellow Highlighter

The key to reading comprehension and retention is interactive reading. To prepare effectively for tests and discussion, marginal annotations prompt that internal dialogue with the author.…