The Importance of Interactive Read Aloud
Reading aloud to students has always been one of my favorite parts of the day. Connecting through books is so powerful. The read-aloud strategy is…
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Reading Workshop: What is the Rest of the Class Doing?
With a reading workshop model, you have the chance to meet with small reading groups while the rest of your students remain focused and on…
How to Set Up Student Reader’s Notebooks
Organization is so important during reading workshop…for you and your students! While keeping your materials organized maybe a post for another day, keeping your students…
How to Make a Reading Workshop Schedule with Limited Time
After launching reading workshop and grouping your students, setting up a schedule is the next important step. Using a workshop model means that your reading…
How to Teach Nonfiction Text Features
As readers, we know the importance of using text features as we read. But, many students, especially struggling readers, do not use text features and…
5 Anchor Charts You Need to Launch Reading Workshop
Reading workshop supports readers by allowing them choice. Teaching a mini-lesson with a focused skill, reading mentor text, creating anchor charts as a group, allowing…
Launching Reading Workshop: 6 Favorite Mentor Text for Reading Routines
Launching reading workshop is all about setting up routines. And we all know, routines are so very important. When beginning your reading workshop, modeling expectations…
Making a Movie in Your Mind: Strengthening Comprehension with Visualizing
Teaching visualizing is always a fun reading skill to teach. Visualizing is a skill that is essential for student’s reading comprehension. It helps students bring life…
How to Teach Students to Make Meaningful Predictions
What is predicting? Making predictions is an important reading strategy that helps to improve students’ comprehension. Making predictions helps students think ahead and teaches them…
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