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Raise the Bar Reading

A Reading Teacher's Blog

Back to School: 5 Tips & Activities to Get Your Classroom Ready for Reading

From the moment students enter the classroom, they should feel excited to dig into books and reading instruction.  There are ways we make our classroom visually inviting to new readers, as well as back to school reading activities we can have prepared. Beyond giving reading assessments, it is important for students to self-reflect and express…

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The Power of Picture Dictionaries for Newcomer ESL Students

The start to the school year for newcomer ELLs can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking.  It is our job to set them up with tools to help them feel comfortable exploring a new language in a totally new environment. One of the most powerful tools you can provide a new ELL student is a picture dictionary.  …

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3 Ideas for End of Year Memory Books (1st to 5th Grade)

An End of Year Memory Book is such a special keepsake for students to look back on and remember their school year.  They are a great way for students to get creative while reflecting on their personal and academic growth and experiences.  Below are 3 Memory Book formats that will fit your needs depending on…

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Back to School: 5 Tips & Activities to Get Your Classroom Ready for Reading

From the moment students enter the classroom, they should feel excited to dig into books and reading ...

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The Power of Picture Dictionaries for Newcomer ESL Students

The start to the school year for newcomer ELLs can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking.  It is our ...

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Making a Plan for Your Poetry Unit (Grades 3-5)

Starting to plan poetry month? a poetry unit? or prepping ways to sprinkle poetry in throughout the ...

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Teaching Creating Sensory Images and Visualizing Reading Strategies

Explicitly teaching and practicing reading strategies is so important to give students tools to ...

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Informational Writing Blog Post

Teaching Informational Writing in 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade

Informational writing can be a very new type of writing for many elementary students in 1st, 2nd, ...

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Narrative Writing 1st 2nd 3rd Grade

Teaching Narrative Writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to ...

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Making a Plan for Your Poetry Unit (Grades 3-5)

Starting to plan poetry month? a poetry unit? or prepping ways to sprinkle poetry in throughout the school year?  It can be so time consuming to find quality resources for poetry instruction!   These low prep resources below cover everything you will need to plan your poetry unit. They include everything from visuals to display…

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Teaching Creating Sensory Images and Visualizing Reading Strategies

Explicitly teaching and practicing reading strategies is so important to give students tools to better comprehend what they are reading.  Some of these powerful strategies include using background knowledge, making predictions, asking questions, making inferences, making connections, visualizing and creating sensory images. WHY SHOULD I TEACH STUDENTS TO VISUALIZE AND CREATE SENSORY IMAGES? Research shows…

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TEACHING STUDENTS TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA IN NONFICTION TEXTS

WHY TEACH STUDENTS TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA? Being able to find the main idea of a text is a complex and important nonfiction reading skill for upper elementary students (3rd-5th grade).  “Learning how to understand what a section of a text or whole text is mostly about is critical to comprehension” (Serravello 2015).  …

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Using Genre Crafts to Teach Genres to Elementary Students

Exposing students to a wide variety of genres is so important to creating lifelong readers.  It helps students begin to identify who they are as readers, including their likes and dislikes.  By building genre background knowledge they are able to make connections, and ultimately comprehend, a new book of the same genre.   WHAT ARE…

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