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Teaching reading to middle school students can be very challenging! Not only do you have a wide range of ability levels, you also have students at all ends of the spectrum with how they see themselves as readers and how they feel about reading. In the articles, video, and resources linked below, you will find tools for successful reading instruction at the middle school level.
My Favorite Reading Blog Posts
Planning for Reading Workshop Across the School Year
The Middle School Reading Units
Why Traditional Reading Workshop Didn’t Work For Me
The Middle School Reading Units
Get a sneak peek inside my year-long curriculum for reading instruction.
My Favorite Reading Resources
Realistic Fiction Middle School Reading Unit
Nonfiction Middle School Reading Unit
Year-Long Reading Curriculum
Hey there! I'm Kasey Kiehl.
- I see and feel firsthand the demands and the pressures teachers face in the classroom every single day and know that sometimes curriculum and learning about instructional practices takes a backseat. Teachers should not feel guilty about attending to students’ needs first. There is not enough time in the day, much less the school day, to do it all.
- I am here to support teachers through providing engaging, intentional, and high-quality year-long curriculum for reading, writing, and grammar. My resources can fill in the gaps where you need them, but my true intention is to give you a year-long curriculum and not just a quick teaching activity.
- I am highly passionate about not just making curriculum for students, but also providing information and resources to teachers about why and how to implement that curriculum.
- I believe students need reading, writing, and grammar strategies that they can apply again and again to future situations where they have to read and write. Students need to see themselves as readers and writers who are competent to use their literacy skills to accomplish their goals.
