Ways to Use Exit Tickets in your Classroom
How do you check for student understanding? As educators, we are constantly checking in with our students. Perhaps you are already including some type of
How do you check for student understanding? As educators, we are constantly checking in with our students. Perhaps you are already including some type of
Typically, as teachers, we put more time and energy into focusing on the students that have fallen behind or are struggling. That’s where our focus
For many of us, our reading block lasts anywhere from 90-120 minutes every day. That time is extremely important because it is the one time
“What lesson can we learn from the story?” When it comes to teaching the central message, choosing the story is my favorite part. Over the
Students with Dyslexia are sometimes the most challenging students to figure out! They seem brilliant at specific tasks but then never master the alphabet. They
Improving reading fluency in our students is one of the main goals of any elementary school teacher. I personally struggle with finding additional resources to
Being a teacher over the last year has drained me! What seems to be making it harder this year are the false critiques of my
Any teacher that has been in a primary classroom for some years knows that reading protocols change often. Too often, people make decisions that our
Read-aloud time is one of my favorite parts of the school day! Your students are engaged, they get to listen to fluent reading, and everyone
I’ll admit… I wasn’t on the interactive notebooks train when it was presented to me (read: mandated with zero background or functional description for how
Reading is everywhere. As an adult, you have to read books, lesson plans, emails, texts, posts, blogs, recipes, directions, etc., every single day. So you
Let’s talk SIGHT WORDS. Words you recognize by sight, a.k.a, little turds. Just being honest and I know I’m not alone. (I see you nodding