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Tag: study skills
Targeted Worksheets for Independent Practice
Few common teacher instructional practices have generated more pejorative comments than targeted worksheets for independent practice. For example, for many teachers, the adjectival phrase, “drill and…
Executive Function Skills
If you googled Executive Function Skills to get this article, you know that this is a trending educational topic. As educators, parents, and students, we've learned a lot…
English-language Arts Standards
Over 25 articles, each with FREE resources focused on the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts.
Literacy Center Rotations
Literacy center (or stations) rotations can be challenging to plan. Here are seven rotation options with colorful visuals for 4-10 literacy centers.
How to Teach Test Prep
Test preparation and test study are not matters of common sense. If we want student to do well on tests, both teacher-created, PAARQ and SBAT, we…
Free Resources to Teach Critical Thinking
Find relevant articles, free resources, and tips regarding teaching critical thinking skills and problem-solving in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog.
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…
Free Resources on Developmental Characteristics of Learners
Beyond teaching to the standards and teaching to students as individuals, we also need to teach to the culture and developmental characteristics of our learners. If…