It’s two months into the school year, and we’re about to wrap up the first quarter in my building (Yikes! Where did the time go?!).With October in the rearview mirror, I’m reflecting on all the blog posts I never found time to finish and all the blog posts I’ve been wishing to write. My reading program is officially under way, so now I’m hoping to go… View Post
With the fall season upon us, I thought it would be the perfect time to bring more PUMPKINS into my teaching! ‘Tis the season, right? 🙂 Last week, I reviewed visualizing with one of my 3rd grade RtI groups. We talked about the purpose of descriptive words and spent some time reviewing adjectives. To reinforce descriptive language, we went on an adjective… View Post
Half of my battle as a Reading Specialist is to help my struggling readers fall in love with reading. It’s a vicious cycle: When you struggle to read, it’s not fun. When you don’t think it’s fun, you don’t practice reading. When you don’t practice reading, you’ll continue to struggle. — This cycle is extremely frustrating for the parents and myself! I have a leveled… View Post
Fall is my favorite time of year, and I love sharing my love of fall with my students! To help you focus on fluency in your classroom, I’m sharing my brand-new Daily Fluency Task Cards — Fall Freebie. These task cards are perfect for reinforcing fluency skills in the classroom. Students will love the different activities focusing on pace, phrasing, expression and attention to… View Post
For teachers around the world, “Back to School” season is especially busy. Between getting READY for the school year (i.e., setting up classrooms, organizing resources & materials, getting lesson plans in order, etc.) and SURVIVING the first week of school (i.e., establishing classroom routines, getting to know your new students, keeping your sanity, etc.), it’s just… C.R.A.Z.Y. To help manage the “crazy,” I decided… View Post
It’s time to think about the first weeks of school, and I’ve been hard at work creating new partner poems to use with my students this year! If you love partner poetry (aka, “poems for two voices”), be sure to read more about them or check the whole collection in my shop! They’re great for fluency practice and for teaching… View Post
