Decoding “big words” is absolutely pivotal to reading and comprehending text. You cannot become a successful reader if you cannot decode multisyllabic words. (continue reading)
It's the Tuesday morning literacy block and students are settled into their texts. A glance around the room provides a sense of relief that things are going well... (continue reading)
This year, your students’ academic needs may be more varied than in years past. Engagement strategies can help readers and writers find their footing (continue reading)
Reading whole-class novels is the way many of us were taught and the way that many of us learned to teach. A class of students reading the same book while being led through the work by an experienced teacher is so ingrained that some of us did not even consider it a method of teaching. (continue reading)
When teaching whole-class novels, Roberts continually asks two questions to determine if her teaching practice truly has students' interests in mind: (continue reading)
