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Reading Fluency Norms
Hasbrouck and Tindal, have now (2017) have replicated their initial study for grades 1–6. Following is the latest data, i.e. 2017 for grades 1–6 and 2006 for 6–8.
Books for Struggling Readers
I just finished a comment on a teacher's post asking for feedback on her self-authored ESL teaching resources and chapter books. I was struck by the…
Grammar Quiz for Teachers
Find out what you know and don't know about grammar. Take the Grammar Quiz for Teachers. Each grammatical term is used in the Common Core Anchor…
Grammar | Teaching in the Social Context
Literacy centers provide an ideal social context for cooperative learning about grammar: parts of speech, syntax and sentence structure, standard and non-standard usage, word choice, dialect,…
How to Teach Complex Sentences
The complex sentence is aptly named. Understanding, recognizing, and producing complex sentences require a substantial amount of prior knowledge and experience in reading, writing, listening, and…
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: How to Revise Was and Were
Students can eliminate the was and were “to be” verbs in essays by using this strategy. Converting the was and were _ing to the strong, irregular…
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Substitute with Stronger Linking Verbs Lesson
We can get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays by using these strategies. Help your students learn to substitute weak…
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Convert Nouns and Adjectives into Vivid Verbs Lesson
So, how can we get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays to create precision of meaning, specificity, clarity, and just…