No reading skill – from decoding and fluency to comprehension – can be successful without the use of executive functioning skills. When older readers struggle,
5 easy steps to move students beyond graphic organizers But first… If you read our last blog post about nonfiction text structures, you already know
Two steps help you select and prepare texts for use with striving readers!
Reading and writing poetry is essential for our struggling readers. It may be a “forgotten genre” in the academic standards, but its use in literacy
with this literary calendar for middle school and high school! Do you think of a focus word each new year? This year, our word is
Phonological and phonemic awareness has been thought of as appropriate for only early readers, but research shows that even our older struggling readers benefit from these activities! Learn more here!
Help your striving readers craft written responses to text Written responses seem to be the trend, including within state assessments. But how do we move
The link that matters! When we think of striving readers, we must expand our support to listening and reading comprehension. Hit the Repeat button! If
Identify underlying issues to move students forward! By the time older readers come to us for help, their academic achievement, self worth, and motivation have
Supporting new teachers in your building It seems as though no matter where you live, there are many new faces appearing in your teachers’ lounge.
Fitting intervention instruction into your year, day, and class period No one needs to remind teachers of the finite amount of time available each hour,
Help students move from concrete to abstract thinking in literacy with everyday objects! Through tangible items and analogies, concepts become more clear for students!
As an experienced teacher, trainer, and leader, I blog about working with striving adolescent readers and the wonderful educators who teach them (and occasionally, the stuff that makes juggling this job and a family easier)!
