Halloween is just around the corner! With the approachment of this holiday, educators usually do one of two things. They either choose to ignore Halloween completely or they celebrate it in the classroom like they are reliving their second childhood. …
With school just letting out for most children across the country, it is a needed break for students, teachers, and even parents. But don’t make the break last too long. Summer learning loss is a real thing. For those of …
As a certified Reading Specialist with many years under my belt, I have worked with probably thousands of students who have struggled with reading. For one reason or another, they have a difficult time grasping the essential reading skills needed. …
There are multiple articles and books available on how to help struggling readers increase their overall reading achievement through research-based strategies and activities. These focus mainly on improving fluency and comprehension skills. But what about the kids that have true …
We have all been there. We read something, whether it is a whole page or just a paragraph, and we have no idea what we just read. It might as well have been in a different language. Once in a …
Would a teacher from a hundred years ago recognize the modern classroom? From the bank of computers to the Promethean board the growing reliance on devices and digital technology in education has permeated classrooms from preschool to university. But one item …
Like many people, my early struggles in life helped shape me into the person I am today. I became a Reading Specialist because of reading problems I had as a child. I can still recall being in first grade and …
Students often feel a surge of relief when their English teacher announces that their next reading will be a play: plays are shorter than novels (consider Death of a Salesman’s paltry 140 pages compared to, for instance, The Grapes of …
So you’re thinking of watching the movie instead of reading the book? It’s ok, most of us have, though us really good students would never act on the temptation. At the same time, some adaptations of literary classics are entertaining, …
I know young (and no-so-young) people who have read the Harry Potter series multiple times and who will, most likely, read it again perhaps more than once. This series is one that has touched the hearts and minds of readers …