Hi! Does anyone have a tried and true system for having students keep track of summer reading? An incentive program, a form, anything? I have...
Try calling them. Get through to a real person and ask. In PA I had a problem with the information on their website, called them, and all was...
I always remind students to eliminate the answers that they KNOW can't be right. Then we go through the questions together and talk about HOW...
In my experience with tutoring, I find that the best thing to do is focus on what the goals of the student are, and to always show the student...
Gooood morning. I work in an inner-city school in Philadelphia, and many of our students' parents are from Africa. Most of them speak English...
Hello all. I am really interested in attending the IRA Convention in Chicago in April. My charter school is NOT really interested in paying...
Where the Wild Things Are is a great text to use with multiple ages. You can call older students' attention to the placement of the words and...
Hello all. I am a reading specialist; I push-in to a third grade classroom in the morning, and I work with different groups, ostensibly on...
Our Director of Curriculum and Instruction has NO teaching experience nor any teaching education. NONE. She doesn't know the students, and she...
It's not a new rule. It's an old rule. Both are accepted. The comma after the list is often called the Oxford or Harvard comma as there is an...
Can you tell me more specific details about how you taught writing? With these kids I am beginning to think they just need to be left alone to...
Okay. I always think it's best to stick it out (though I often look for other jobs...!!). Have you tried talking to the other teachers? Maybe...
We do not. We are required to be at school by 7:30 and have to stay until 4:00 (if we are late or leave early, even by one minute, our pay can be...
Can you pinpoint what exactly it is that you don't like?
Maybe it needs to happen for a longer period of time...and maybe when report cards come out (November? December?) it will make a difference....
All I am saying is that it's not as black and white. That's all. I know very few people who can discuss this without getting overly emotional,...
Also, in guided reading, you can focus on HOW they read, not just on what they read. So you can work on word attack strategies and comprehension...
It's not about justifying behavior. It's about making smart choices. It's about understanding that a person who thinks it's okay to attack a...
I work at a charter school, so it's a bit different, but...we had 6 kindergarten classes, 6 1st, 5 2nd, 4 3rd, 3 4th, 3 5th. The K classes each...
How do you have time for read alouds, shared reading, guided reading and centers, and writing workshop, all in one literacy block? Our...
