In the previous post, Guided Reading Lessons in 1-2-3, I mentioned there are 3 parts to designing effective guided reading lessons. This blog post will focus on Targeted Guided Reading Assessment The process I used is quite simple: I know. It’s not a big secret method. It’s what many of us already do. But in…
Powerful and effective guided reading lessons are what every primary teacher strives to perfect. Over the years I learned that when I took the time to carefully target and plan my guided reading lessons with intention, my students’ scores soared. The process I used is quite simple: I know. It’s not a big secret method. It’s what…
When you look out at the smiling faces in your classroom, you probably can name the goals that you need to target for each student. Every child has between 1-3 goals to work on at any given time. And each one is different. But do your students know their goals? When you ask, ” What…
Have you ever walked past other classrooms and noticed students working quietly and staying engaged at centers independently? Have you wondered what’s the secret? Teachers who have smooth transitions and engaged students at centers have a few secrets. They’re not really “secrets.” But these teachers are just using practical strategies that are tried and true,…
These factual writing graphic organizers are perfect for teaching nonfiction writing to K-2 students. Students research a subject, list facts on their writing planners, and create complete sentences on the lines below. Easy Peasy! Start your students with 2 or 3 facts and build them up to 5 with the different leveled templates included! See…
Most primary teachers do some form of quarterly sight word testing and it can be a daunting task when you have 25+ students to individually test, along with all the other quarterly testing that needs to be done. Whether you are teaching in person or remotely, you can test your students’ sight word fluency quickly…
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