Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension
By the time students reach middle school, the focus of reading instruction shifts to reading comprehension. Do students understand what they’re reading? The purpose of
By the time students reach middle school, the focus of reading instruction shifts to reading comprehension. Do students understand what they’re reading? The purpose of
I recently took time to make a list of what worked in our classroom this school year. It’s easy to close the book on a
Anyone who reads my blog or follows me on Facebook or Instagram knows that I love a good anchor chart. I consider anchor charts the
Your students just finished collectively reading a book. Whether that book was read during an interactive read aloud, whole class novel, literature circle, guided reading,
I’m going to start this blog post off with what could very well be an unpopular opinion. I hate seasonal lessons and activities. I hate
Most teachers, including myself, have a default mode when it comes to how we ask students questions across a class period. 95% of the time,
This may not be true for all, but for many of us, we chose to teach middle school ELA because we love to read and/or
We all know that when students get to partner up and work with each other in a productive way, student engagement goes up. However, in
February is Black History Month, and it is a time to celebrate African American’s contributions to the United States. However, it’s also a time to
Since committing to Interactive Read Aloud daily last school year, I could go on and on about the positive results I have seen in my