Literacy
My "All-Star" Read-Alouds
As the summer begins, I am brainstorming my next year’s AMAZING classroom components! haha One thing I know without a shadow of a doubt are the read-alouds I will be using with my class. I read many books to my class, but these two are my favorite novels I weave into each school year. They…
Read Full PostReading Test Strategies
State testing is officially underway- 1 day down, 2 more to go! I am so excited for my kids this year. Not only did we have 100% attendance today, but every single child used their strategies. Wahoo!!! I’m sure some of you teachers out there can relate to this stress of standardized testing. Students have…
Read Full PostPaideia Seminar
I was just recently trained in utilizing Paideia seminars as a teaching strategy during my Literacy block. It was quite an intensive in-service, full of information, examples, and brainstorming sessions. As most things in my life, I learn by doing. So, planning everything out in detail was becoming too frustrating. I had a general outline I…
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My teaching has evolved over the years, especially in my instructional methods for Literacy. Six years ago when I began teaching, my district adopted a reading program comprised of various stories based on a theme. For example, Unit 1 contained six stories about animals and their habitats. Grouping stories this way helped students understand the unit’s…
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