December Book Talk December is filled with opportunities to captivate students through winter-themed read-alouds, holiday writing prompts, and activities celebrating...
Tag - Reading
Ways to Nurture Literacy Over the Winter Break Looking for fresh ways to inspire your students to dive into books? This blog is packed with engaging...
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas
Uncovering the Link Between Literacy and Social Studies
Elementary teachers lay the foundation for instilling a lifelong love of learning and a deep understanding of foundational skills about the...
Classroom Instruction, School Communities, Strategic Instruction
Reading Comprehension Strategies for Parents
Reading comprehension happens when your child extracts meaning from what they’ve read. It’s the primary goal of reading and a crucial...
Strategic Instruction
Personal Accounts: The Need for Integrated Decoding and Phonics Skill-Building
In 2019 I celebrated thirty years as an educator with fourteen years of that time in a high school English classroom. Although perhaps celebrating is...