Tips for Teaching Students How to Read Closely
Lately, I have been fielding questions about the “close read” from a group of new teachers. They all had different ideas about implementing the close read, and no one really
Lately, I have been fielding questions about the “close read” from a group of new teachers. They all had different ideas about implementing the close read, and no one really
What Highlight Through Yonder Window Breaks It wasn’t long ago that I was deeply in love…with highlighters. The brighter the colors, the more I loved them. I collected big, chunky,
I’m writing this post under duress. There is a virtual ruler suspended over my hands, ready to pin my fingers to the keyboard if
Me on test day: Please sit down, take out your pencils, smack yourself in the head, and begin the test. No. I don’t enjoy inflicting pain. And although I
Picture this scenario: Typical middle schooler. At home after school. Cut to the harried mother, who has not only been to work and back, but has also picked
(*Due to the popularity of this post, I’m giving away a free text toolbox. Look here: Text Toolbox Freebie*) Now dawns the Age of Common Core. And with it comes