Engaging Literacy Activities to End the Year!
I know that this is a wild and woolly time of year. The kids are ready to check out and check-in to summer! And well...so am I!!! Unfortunately, we still have some learning and assessing [...]
Guided Reading in a SNAP!
Guided reading can be so hard to wrap your hands (and mind) around. For the past few months, I have been diligently working behind the scenes talking with other teachers, organizing my own thoughts, and [...]
Let’s Read Aloud…Or Not….
A few months ago I did a Facebook Live discussing the Do's and Don'ts of guided reading. You can check that video out here: I think one of the things that surprised me most, and [...]
4 Easy Ways to Help with Reading Comprehension
I wrote a post at the end of November about how to support struggling readers. You can check out that blog post here. I will be continuing this series to focus on several strategies to [...]