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192. 5 Easy Steps for Effective Vocabulary Instruction
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May 06, 2024 |
191. Empowering Educators: Practical Wisdom From Melissa and Lori
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Apr 29, 2024 |
190. Navigating the Complexities of Sentence Structure
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Apr 22, 2024 |
189. Understanding and Supporting Sticky Student Behaviors With Sara Cottrill-Carlo From The Responsive Counselor
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Apr 15, 2024 |
188. Beyond the Hand Raise: 5 Ways to Enhance Class Discussions
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Apr 08, 2024 |
187. From Balanced Literacy to Structured Literacy With Anna Geiger
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Apr 01, 2024 |
186. Don’t Let Grammar Be the Star of Your Writing Block! Do This Instead
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Mar 25, 2024 |
185. It’s Test Prep Season: Here Are 4 Ways to Make It More FUN!
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Mar 18, 2024 |
184. Plan Authentic and Accessible Writing Experiences for Your Students With Katie Novak
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Mar 11, 2024 |
183. How Do I Keep My Students Independent & Engaged While I Pull Small Groups?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
182. What We Need to Understand About Reading Comprehension (And 8 Instructional Strategies)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
181. Evidence-Based Strategies for Building Student Vocabulary With Michelle Sullivan
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Feb 19, 2024 |
180. Practical Tips for Big Improvements in Student Fluency With Aylin Claahsen
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Feb 12, 2024 |
179. Phonics Instruction That Can Help ALL Students With Savannah Campbell
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Feb 05, 2024 |
178. Debunking Common Myths Around Phonemic Awareness With Christina Winter
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Jan 29, 2024 |
177. A Close Look at the 5 Pillars of Reading Instruction
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Jan 22, 2024 |
176. How Can You Help Your Struggling Readers? 7 Things to Consider
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Jan 15, 2024 |
175. Secrets to Success for New and Veteran Teachers With Ashleigh Smith
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Jan 08, 2024 |
174. Grammar Game-Changers: 3 Simple Swaps for Improving Your Instruction
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Jan 01, 2024 |
173. Classroom Routines Reset: 5 Ways to Ensure a Smooth Transition Back to School After Winter Break
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Dec 25, 2023 |
172. If You Want to Get Your Students Hooked on Reading, Teach This!
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Dec 18, 2023 |
171. Spice Up Student Assessment: Engaging Ways to Check for Understanding
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Dec 11, 2023 |
170. Losing Steam Before Winter Break? Try These Fun Activities to Keep Your Class Excited About Reading
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Dec 04, 2023 |
169. How to Best Support Your Students With Dyslexia With Heather O’Donnell
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Nov 27, 2023 |
168. Are You Building a Culture of Reading in Your Classroom? With Ciera Harris
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Nov 20, 2023 |
167. Elevate Student Writing With These 4 Revision Strategies
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Nov 13, 2023 |
166. How Can I Help My Students Become Stronger Paragraph Writers?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
165. Making Space for Silliness in Our Schools With Mike Bender
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Oct 30, 2023 |
164. 7 Ways to Incorporate More Sentence Level Work in Your Upper Elementary Classroom
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Oct 23, 2023 |
163. Sentence Deconstruction: What It Is, How It Helps, and Steps to Take To Fit It Into Your Day
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Oct 16, 2023 |
162. Simple Strategies to Help Your Students Expand Their Sentences
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Oct 09, 2023 |
161. 5 Reasons Why You Need to Spend More Time on Sentence Writing in Upper Elementary
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Oct 02, 2023 |
160. 4 Movement Routines to Try in Your Upper Elementary Classroom
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Sep 25, 2023 |
159. Avoid These Things During Grammar Instruction & See Students’ Writing Improve!
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Sep 18, 2023 |
158. Syllabication in Elementary Classrooms: What Is It & Why Teach It?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
157. The Secret to a Stellar School Year: Teach These 3 Essential Literacy Lessons
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Sep 04, 2023 |
156. Maximize Your Read Alouds With These 3 Tips
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Aug 28, 2023 |
155. Get INSPIRED To Teach Writing This Year!
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Aug 21, 2023 |
154. My #1 Tip for Creating a Strong Classroom Community and Culture
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Aug 14, 2023 |
153. Simple Strategies to Strengthen the Language Domains for Your ELL Students with Beth Vaucher
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Aug 07, 2023 |
152. The 3 Steps to Take This School Year If You’re Always Saying “I Wish I Had More Time”
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Jul 31, 2023 |
151. 5 Myths About Small Group Instruction (And What to Believe Instead)
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Jul 24, 2023 |
150. 3 Mistakes That Teachers Make When Creating a Literacy Block Schedule
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Jul 17, 2023 |
149. Give Students a Framework for Making Inferences [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 7]
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Jul 13, 2023 |
148. 4 Things to Do If You Don’t Have a Writing Curriculum (or it Doesn’t Meet the Needs of Your Students!)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
147. Teach Syllabication [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 6]
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Jul 06, 2023 |
146. Get More Out of Your Literacy Block With a Strong Whole Group Lesson Routine
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Jul 03, 2023 |
145. Incorporate Phonological Awareness Activities [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 5]
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Jun 29, 2023 |
144. How Book Talks Can Transform Your Classroom Community with 4th Grade Teacher, Kelsey Moody
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Jun 26, 2023 |
143. Use a Semantic Map [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 4]
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Jun 22, 2023 |
142. How to Get Students to Write a “MEATY” Paragraph
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Jun 19, 2023 |
141. Explicitly Teach the Most Common Prefixes & Suffixes [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 3]
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Jun 15, 2023 |
140. Top 5 Aspects of Small Group Instruction to Plan for NOW!
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Jun 12, 2023 |
139. Practice Sentence Deconstruction [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 2]
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Jun 08, 2023 |
138. How to Build Up Your Classroom Library Without Breaking the Bank with Dr. Lori Friesen
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Jun 05, 2023 |
137. Build and Activate Background Knowledge [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 1]
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Jun 01, 2023 |
136. What Does the Science of Reading Look Like in Upper Elementary?
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May 29, 2023 |
135. Creating Structured Student Partnerships in Your Literacy Block with 3rd Grade Teacher, Dena Dornfield
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May 22, 2023 |
134. 3 Ways Literacy Routines Can Help Calm End-of-Year Chaos
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May 15, 2023 |
133. Keep Your Students Engaged in Reading Until the Very Last Day of School: 7 Tips for You!
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May 08, 2023 |
132. Two Simple Ways to Boost Engagement During Whole Group Lessons
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May 01, 2023 |
131. The #1 Mistake Upper Elementary Writing Teachers Make
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Apr 24, 2023 |
130. Practical Tips for Supporting Special Education Students During Your Literacy Block with Dr. Chris Reeve
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Apr 17, 2023 |
129. How to Love Teaching Again: A Conversation with Jamie Sears
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Apr 10, 2023 |
128. Unleashing the Power of Poetry to Teach the Big 5 Reading Skills
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Apr 03, 2023 |
127. Managing Stress and Teacher Burnout with Brittany Blackwell
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Mar 27, 2023 |
126. From Stress to Success: Strategies for Empowering Students on Testing Day
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Mar 20, 2023 |
125. Providing Students a 5-Step Process for Writing a Constructed Response Paragraph
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Mar 12, 2023 |
124. Mastering the Constructed Response: A Teacher's Guide to Boosting Student Confidence
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Mar 06, 2023 |
123. Troubleshooting Classroom Management with Heidi and Emily of Second Story Window
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Feb 27, 2023 |
122. A 5-Step Process for Decoding Big Words (That You Can Implement TODAY!)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
121. Your Guide to Teaching Syllabication in Upper Elementary
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Feb 13, 2023 |
120. Reading Simplified: Help Struggling Readers Crack the Code with Dr. Marnie Ginsberg
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Feb 06, 2023 |
119. 5 Steps to Teaching with Thematic Units
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Jan 30, 2023 |
118. How to Say 'No' (Without the Guilt!) ft. Rachel Lenhart
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Jan 23, 2023 |
117. 5 Things to Consider When Teaching Nonfiction Text Structure: Part 2
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Jan 16, 2023 |
116. 5 Things to Consider When Teaching Nonfiction Text Structure: Part 1
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Jan 09, 2023 |
115. Kicking Off 2023 with a 'More and Less List’ for Literacy Teachers
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Jan 01, 2023 |
114. Seasonal Spotlight: Five Tips for Returning To Independent Reading After Winter Break
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Dec 26, 2022 |
113. Seasonal Spotlight: Establish Student Independence With Book Clubs
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Dec 19, 2022 |
112. Seasonal Spotlight: Reading Response Ideas to Energize Independent Reading
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Dec 12, 2022 |
111. 4 Ways to Easily Incorporate Movement into Your Instructional Day
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Dec 05, 2022 |
110. Creating a Positive Perspective using "The End Is Just the Beginning" with Mike Bender
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Nov 28, 2022 |
109. Taking Control of Your Professional and Personal Happiness During Stressful Seasons of Life
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Nov 21, 2022 |
108. Powerful and Practical Tips to Boost Your Students’ Reading Fluency with Aylin Claahsen
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Nov 14, 2022 |
107. 5 Ideas for Using High Impact Writing Activities in Any Content Area
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Nov 07, 2022 |
106. Simple Classroom Management Hacks for the Seasonal Changes with Dr. Lori Friesen
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Oct 31, 2022 |
105. How to Incorporate Writing About Reading During Small Groups
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Oct 24, 2022 |
104. 4 Response Frames That You Can Use When Assigning a Written Response
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Oct 17, 2022 |
103. 5 Tips That Help Students Improve in the Area of Writing About Reading
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Oct 10, 2022 |
102. Ways to Reframe a Students’ Thinking of Failure using Failure Friday with Andrea Burns
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Oct 03, 2022 |
101. A Literacy Routine for Building Students’ Sentence Structure Skills
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Sep 26, 2022 |
100. 5 Tips for Creating a Personalized Lesson Planning System
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Sep 19, 2022 |
99. 3 Mindset Shifts Teachers Should Make Regarding Lesson Planning
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Sep 12, 2022 |
98. How to Feel Empowered and Prepared When Taking a Sick Day with Kelsey Sorenson
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Sep 05, 2022 |
97. 3 Ways to Introduce Genre to Your Students at the Beginning of the Year
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Aug 29, 2022 |
96. Providing Your Students with 21st Century Learning Experiences with Rachael Parlett
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Aug 22, 2022 |
95. Do's and Don'ts of Word Study Instruction
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Aug 15, 2022 |
94. 4 Word Study Concepts Every Upper Elementary Teacher Should Teach
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Aug 08, 2022 |
93. 3 Steps to Having Effective Word Study Instruction This School Year
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Aug 01, 2022 |
92. 3 Tips That Will Save You Time and Mental Energy
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Jul 25, 2022 |
91. Answering Your FAQs About Small Group Instruction
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Jul 18, 2022 |
90. How Do I Support Struggling Readers During Small Group Lessons?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
89. Setting Up Your Classroom For Small Group Success
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Jul 04, 2022 |
88. Science of Reading Q&A
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Jun 27, 2022 |
87. Breaking Down the Elements of Language Comprehension (and Practical Implementation Ideas!)
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Jun 20, 2022 |
86. Understanding Phonological and Phonemic Awareness with Michelle and the Colorful Classroom
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Jun 13, 2022 |
85. What is The Science of Reading & Why is it Important?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
84. LISTENER FAVORITE: Create a Schedule for Your Reading Block – Even with Limited Time!
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May 30, 2022 |
83. 5 Mindset Shifts Teachers Should Make Regarding Self Care with Alexis Shepard from the Afro Educator
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May 23, 2022 |
82. 10 Literacy Activities to Incorporate at the End of the Year
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May 16, 2022 |
81. 5 Steps Toward a More Efficient Schedule
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May 09, 2022 |
80. 7 Classroom Management Hacks With Dr. Lori Friesen
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May 02, 2022 |
79. Two Simple Routines That Every Elementary Teacher Needs with Stephanie Palovchik
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Apr 25, 2022 |
78. Literacy Routines for an Engaging End of the Year
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Apr 18, 2022 |
77. The Importance of Picture Books with Courtney Hinshaw from Ramona Recommends
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Apr 11, 2022 |
76. How to Navigate Difficult Parent Teacher Conferences with Ease
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Apr 04, 2022 |
75. 7 Test Prep Strategies for Student Success
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Mar 28, 2022 |
74. Poem of the Week Routine Part 2: Fluency
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Mar 21, 2022 |
73. Poem of the Week Routine Part 1: Comprehension
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Mar 14, 2022 |
72. 4 Things to Consider if You’re Thinking About Making a Career Change
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Mar 07, 2022 |
71. Our Best Tips on Collaborating with your Teacher Team: A Conversation with Megan Polk
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Feb 28, 2022 |
70. 6 Steps to Small Group Reading Instruction Success
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Feb 21, 2022 |
69. Bringing More Focus to SEL During Your Literacy Block with Andrea Burns
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Feb 14, 2022 |
68. 4 Tips for Making Greek and Latin Root Words a Focus in Your Classroom
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Feb 07, 2022 |
67. What to do When You Have a Student Who Struggles With Reading
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Jan 31, 2022 |
66. Teacher Burnout: Thinking Beyond Quick Fixes with Amber Harper
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Jan 27, 2022 |
65. Using Text Features to Help Students Understand Nonfiction
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Jan 24, 2022 |
64. Nutrition That Works with a Teacher Schedule with Bre Baildon
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Jan 20, 2022 |
63. 6 Ways to Use Picture Books in Upper Elementary
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Jan 17, 2022 |
62. Investing and Saving for Retirement as a Teacher with Jeremy Schneider
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Jan 13, 2022 |
61. Using Picture of the Day to Promote Inferential Thinking
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Jan 10, 2022 |
60. Practical Self Care for Teachers with Sarah Forst, The Designer Teacher
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Jan 06, 2022 |
59. Simplifying the Struggle of Fitting Everything Into Your Literacy Block
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Jan 03, 2022 |
58. 5 Creative Ways to Reteach Classroom Routines in January
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Dec 27, 2021 |
57. How to Recharge Over the Holidays
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Dec 20, 2021 |
56. Dr. Lori Friesen on How to Build More White Space Into Your Schedule
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Dec 13, 2021 |
55. Creative Ways to Assess Student Learning
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Dec 06, 2021 |
54. 5 Ways to Keep Students Engaged in Reading up Until and Through Winter Break
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Nov 29, 2021 |
53. Incorporating Movement Into Your Literacy Block
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Nov 22, 2021 |
52. 3 Strategies to Help Your Students Summarize Nonfiction
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Nov 15, 2021 |
51. Fostering a Life-Long Love of Writing in Your Students with Megan Polk
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Nov 08, 2021 |
Inspired Action: My Favorite Way to Bring Texts to Life [BONUS EPISODE]
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Nov 03, 2021 |
50. 3 Power Questions That Will Have a BIG Impact on Your Students' Reading
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Nov 01, 2021 |
49. Nonfiction Text Structure: The Ultimate Road Map For Reading
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Oct 25, 2021 |
48. 4 Strategies for Teaching Theme That Every Teacher Needs to Hear
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Oct 18, 2021 |
47. Identifying the Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text: 7 Strategies That Work!
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Oct 11, 2021 |
46. The Dos and Don'ts of Teaching Students How to Make Inferences
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Oct 04, 2021 |
45. The 4 Types of Mini-Lessons You Should be Teaching
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Sep 27, 2021 |
44. 5 Steps to Planning an Effective Mini-Lesson
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Sep 20, 2021 |
43. What is a Mini-Lesson?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
42. Pernille Ripp on Engaging and Empowering Students With the Global Read Aloud
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Sep 06, 2021 |
41. The 5 Types of Context Clues to Teach Your Students
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Aug 30, 2021 |
40. 10 Fast and Furious Tips to Tackle Vocabulary Instruction
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Aug 23, 2021 |
39. Why All Upper Elementary Classrooms Should Have Word Walls
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Aug 16, 2021 |
38. Your 3 Week Plan For Launching Reading Workshop
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Aug 09, 2021 |
37. Must Have Resources for Every Upper Elementary Reading Classroom
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Aug 02, 2021 |
36. 4 Classroom Management Mistakes New Teachers Make (And How to Prevent Them) with Dr. Lori Friesen
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Jul 26, 2021 |
35. Create a Student Centered Reading Block In 3 Steps
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Jul 19, 2021 |
34. Setting Effective Student Reading Goals
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Jul 15, 2021 |
33. 3 Secrets to Creating a Highly Engaged Reading Block
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Jul 12, 2021 |
32. Help Students Discover Their Favorite Reading Genre
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Jul 08, 2021 |
31. Why We Should Intentionally Teach Reading Genres
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Jul 05, 2021 |
30. My Top 9 Favorite Reading Centers for Upper Elementary
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Jul 01, 2021 |
29. The Problem with Reading Centers and How to Fix It
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Jun 28, 2021 |
28. How to Find MORE Time to Read Aloud For Fun Every Day
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Jun 24, 2021 |
27. Create a Schedule for Your Reading Block - Even with Limited Time!
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Jun 21, 2021 |
26. Make Reading Workshop Work with a Basal Reading Program
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Jun 17, 2021 |
25. How Reading Workshop Can Transform Your Reading Instruction
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Jun 14, 2021 |
24. Getting Reluctant Writers EXCITED to Write with Jamie Sears from Not So Wimpy Teacher
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Jun 07, 2021 |
23. Planning the Classroom Library of Your Dreams and How to Introduce it to Your Students
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May 31, 2021 |
22. Setting Up Your Classroom Library With Intention
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May 24, 2021 |
21. How to Keep Students Engaged Until the End of the School Year
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May 17, 2021 |
20. Inspired Action: My Favorite Way to Bring Texts to Life
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May 10, 2021 |
19. Reading Conferences Part 2: FAQs
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May 03, 2021 |
18. Getting Started With Reading Conferences
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Apr 26, 2021 |
17. Empower Students by Reading and Writing Poetry Often
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Apr 19, 2021 |
16. Engaging Test Prep Tips
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Apr 12, 2021 |
15. Providing Feedback To Student Reading Responses
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Apr 05, 2021 |
14. Reading Response Ideas to Reenergize Independent Reading Time
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Mar 29, 2021 |
13. Establishing Student Independence During Book Clubs
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Mar 15, 2021 |
12. Build Literacy Buzz with Book Talks
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Mar 08, 2021 |
11. Create a Reading Block that Supports ELL Students with Beth Vaucher
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Mar 01, 2021 |
10. Using Task Cards to Boost Comprehension
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Feb 22, 2021 |
9. Getting Started with Author Studies
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Feb 15, 2021 |
8. The Reading Process
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Feb 08, 2021 |
7. 5 Things to STOP Doing During Guided Reading
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Feb 01, 2021 |
6. Mastering Guided Reading in the Classroom and for Distance Learning with Aylin Claahsen
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Jan 25, 2021 |
5. How to Use Strategy Groups to Boost Comprehension
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Jan 18, 2021 |
4. Effective Comprehension Strategy Instruction
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Jan 11, 2021 |
3. 5 Tips For Returning To Independent Reading After Winter Break
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Dec 17, 2020 |
2. How to Create a Classroom Community That Loves Reading
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Dec 17, 2020 |
1. My Journey To Making An Impact
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Dec 17, 2020 |