TEACHING RESOURCE
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…
Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…
Peer response and editing are processes through which students respond to and provide feedback on their peers' writing.…
From the author of the international bestseller Zlata's Diary comes a haunting testament to how war's brutality affects…
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.
LESSON PLANS
Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story Follow the…
Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the book Hill of Fire by…
Learn and apply this critical reading instruction strategy Visualizing refers to our ability to create pictures in our…
During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing, the short story…
During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing, a speech that John F.…
Use a lesson that is designed to establish primary students' skills in summarizing a story using the book, Nate the…
Use a lesson that is designed to introduce primary students to summarizing a story using a part of the book Play Ball,…
Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills using the book Cloudy With a Chance of…
Learn and apply this key writing technique Summarizing is more than retelling; it involves analyzing information,…
Use a lesson that introduces primary students to the elements of a story that is read aloud. Students begin by…
The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…
Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text The Hare and the…
Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…
Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text Lyle, Lyle,…
Sequencing the events of a text refers to the identification of the beginning, middle, and end. Learn how to teach this…
This strategy gives students the opportunity to choose the books they read and to discuss their reading individually and…
Host a reading carnival at your school -- it will give your students a chance to demonstrate the reading skills they've…
A list of terms pertaining to literacy and reading.
Set up a "reading buddies" program with your students by pairing older and younger students together to read aloud to…
