How to Enhance Word Work Using Focus Poetry
Using Focus Poetry as a daily part of your literacy instruction can benefit your students in many ways. Focus Poetry as a daily shared expe
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Every Teacher Needs This--A Word Study Box of Tricks
Every teacher needs a Word Study Box of Tricks! If you don't already have one, I'm here to help you get started. If you do have on
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4 Word Wall Activities To Do Every Week
Daily repetition and quick game like activities will engage students in repeatedly and authentically working on spelling and reading the wor
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Planning Tools YOU NEED NOW for Effective Word Wall Instruction!
Words Walls are not just something to HAVE!
Anyone can have a word wall.
If you put the words up and never return to them, but expect the
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6 Tips for Launching Readers' Workshop
Launching Readers Workshop is more than just guiding students through organization lessons. Launching Readers’ Workshop is providing time...
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Small Group Instruction Pt 3: Thoughtful and Intentional Small Group Planning
In order to make a thoughtful and intentional plan to get the most from your students, you must examine their reader’s notebooks, look over
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Small Group Instruction Pt 2: How to Map out Conferences and Small Group Meetings for the Week
Workshop is the busiest time of the day. It goes FAST! So you have to be thoughtful in your planning. Make a plan for meeting with studen
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Small Group Instruction Pt 1: 5 Minilessons to Set Up the Environment for Uninterrupted Small Group
When you launch your workshop (reading or writing), build in procedures that provide answers for just about any situation that could occur.
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Give Valuable Feedback That Will Grow and Develop Young Writers
Feedback!! Writing feedback!! Feedback in writing is important. Feedback can help to scaffold a young writer and lead them on a path...
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Creating Self Evaluative and Reflective Writers
Creating a time and space for writers to be self-evaluative and reflective, as well as, being supportive of others will only add another...
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Classroom Libraries--The Focal Point of a Literacy Classroom
Classroom libraries are the focal point of the literacy classroom. Students need to be given choice, options and time. @KyleneBeers...
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Word Wall vs Vocabulary Wall
In a classroom where Reading and Writing Workshop matters, authentic engagement can be found in all corners of the classroom. So, when...
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