Comprehension & Genres
Poetry Love!
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
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
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!
Protect students from the middle school crash Perhaps it is the triple degree heat (or the Stanley Cup finals!) that makes me think of snow
Understanding the relationship of ideas in text Beginning Early Older students have been learning the underlying concepts necessary to understand nonfiction text structures for years.
Why the hats, mountains, and roller coasters don’t tell the whole story Earliest Stories Our youngest children, from birth to kindergarten, often experience stories told
Remediation No More! Something happened when the entire world slowed down to navigate the pandemic crisis: education coined a new term: Accelerated Instruction (AI). AI
As an experienced teacher, trainer, and leader, I help experienced teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of struggling older readers overcome their panic and distress, so they can make a bigger impact on their students.
