Self-Monitoring Strategies for Accuracy and Comprehension

Building-Up My Toolbox: Self-Monitoring Strategies

This year, I’m working with a challenging group of second and third-graders who are NOT consistently monitoring their reading and comprehension. Some fail to fix-up their meaning-changing miscues, others aren’t stopping to check for understanding, and many aren’t doing EITHER! I’ve been racking my brain to try and come up with different ways to get…

Technology Tools for Student Biography Projects

Tech Tools for Biography Projects

As a Reading Specialist and Technology Integration Facilitator for my building, my colleagues are always asking me for suggestions of tools to use for various research projects or reading/writing projects. One 5th grade teacher is currently looking to do a project on heroes of the Women’s Rights Movement. She is looking into Glogster or having…

Reading & Writing Graphic Novels | Exploring graphic novels as a genre and student tools for writing their own graphic novels

The What, Why, and How of Graphic Novels.

After attending a presentation by Britt White from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, my mind has been trying to wrap my head around the idea of integrating graphic novels into my instruction. As a Reading Specialist, I am in constant contact with struggling readers, and according to Britt White, research has shown that graphic novels…