First Day of School Lesson Plan for Language Arts
The first day of school is SO busy! The days leading up to the first day are filled with preparing the classroom and meetings. I want to tak
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5 Steps to Make Inferential Thinking VISIBLE
When readers are provided with visuals to illustrate a complex and abstract process, such as inferring, they will better be able to transfer
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How to Foster CHOICE and MOTIVATION During Independent Reading
Structures need to be set so that students can be successful in their work. Students need the teacher’s guiding hand in their reading work
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How to Use Student Notebooks for Ongoing Informal Assessment
Student notebooks are a functional & valuable part of the classroom because they are an evolving snapshot of your students' work & progress
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8 Activities You NEED to Ease Back Into the School Day Routine
The new year marks new beginnings and fresh starts. It’s time to capitalize on that theme to ease everyone back into the school day routine.
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Essential Tools for Your Conferring Toolkit
Conferring is the single most important part of the instructional day filled with individualized student instruction and differentiation
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4 Things Every Reader Needs for Independent Reading
When students are comfortable and prepared for their own independent reading, they will grow as readers and their interests will expand.
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How to Build Literacy Portfolios That You and Your Learners Will ACTUALLY Use to Track Growth
You want to assess their progress and track their growth. You probably already have the 'data'. You just have to find and assemble
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How to Guide Readers & Writers to Set Reasonable Goals
Assessing reading progress and tracking growth means getting to know your readers AND readers seeing themselves as readers in their own work
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