Soundtracking, Silent Reading & Building Stamina
Reading stamina has been the focus of my 4th grade class these last few days. I have been working hard through the guidance of The Daily 5 to instruct my students in my expectations for them to read independently when I need to take small groups of students. Now...
Stop Teaching Reading!
It’s about time we put our foot down as responsible teachers and stopped teaching reading to students who just aren’t ready for it! From an incredibly early age, we are expecting young children to learn their letters and start to pronounce sounds. And...
Reading Comprehension and Drum Circles
It’s no surprise to us that different children learn to read at different rates. The problem may be that we sometimes forget just what that means in the minds of our students. I was reminded of how difficult reading can be for students just last week while...
Blackout Poetry and Summarizing
I taught a lesson on summarizing text in my class yesterday. We did it a pretty traditional way using a great program my fourth grade team purchased that focuses on differentiating the teaching of the reading comprehension strategies. (Comprehension Strategies Kit by...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
