More than 60 Free printable Dolch word list resources ready for classroom use, including vocabulary worksheets, flashcards, word search puzzles cloze worksheets and more.
In Mrs. Martin’s classroom, five students are seated around a table. Mrs. Martin is seated with them. She appears to be simply watching them read a story. But there’s a powerful strategy at work here. It’s called guided reading.
Guided Reading is Part of a Balanced Literacy Approach
Guided reading is one component of a balanced literacy [...]
Successful independent reading is the end result of a well-executed balanced literacy program. It allows students the chance to “practice” the strategies they’ve learned through guided reading, shared reading, and teacher read alouds – the other components of balanced literacy. With level appropriate materials, students now have the skills they need to read on their [...]
In kindergarten and first grade, shared reading is the anchor of a Balanced Literacy program. But what exactly is it? What does shared reading look like?
Here’s an illustration…
In Ms. Avery’s classroom, kindergarten students are sitting on a colorful rug waiting for the “show” to begin. It’s shared reading time, one of their favorite times of [...]
Many students find word study to be one of the most enjoyable components of balanced literacy instruction. Teachers find it to be one of the most powerful. That’s because reading ability dramatically improves as students use meaningful games and activities to discover:
Letters and the sounds they make
How to pick out root words, and how suffixes [...]
For many fortunate students, the read aloud strategy was first introduced to them on their parent’s knee. Long before they were developmentally capable of learning to read they experienced the joy and pleasure of reading. These students were not only given a strong foundation for becoming lifelong readers, they were also given a head start [...]
Unless you’re an elementary teacher, balanced literacy instruction may be a new concept to you. What is it, anyway? What happened to phonics? What about whole language? Which is better? Why does the pendulum continue to swing from one method to another? And why can Johnny still not read?
Welcome to the reading war. These questions [...]
Before we get into interrogative adjectives, let’s take a step back. When you think of an “adjective” what is the first thought that comes to mind? Yellow flowers? A beautiful sunset? A fast car? In the preceding examples, the role the adjectives “flower,” “beautiful,” and “fast” is attributive, meaning they modify or describe a noun [...]
Pronoun errors are among the most common mistakes found in writing, especially interrogative pronouns. While you use them everyday in speaking and writing, the question remains are you using them correctly. Remember, how you speak and write is a reflection on you so it doesn’t hurt to review exactly how correct pronoun usage works.
First, recall [...]
If you listen to an every day conversation, you’ll notice the exchange isn’t simply statements of facts or ideas. Of course, these types of statements (called declarative sentences) are part of the dialogue, but unless the conversation is entirely one-way, chances are you’ll also hear requests or commands (imperative sentences), exclamations (exclamatory sentences) or questions [...]
Is your writing a little dull? Add some sass and punch to your writing with exclamatory sentences. What am I talking about? Well, I am not talking about sentences that make a casual statement, ask a question, or give a command. Instead, they convey some type of strong emotion. And how exactly do you express [...]
