The Workshop Model of Teaching: Misunderstood, Not Misaligned
Lately, the workshop model of teaching has been under heavy fire. Scroll social media and you’ll see plenty of posts claiming it’s not explicit, not evidence-based, or not aligned with…
Teaching Sentence Writing That Actually Sticks
With the resurgent focus on foundational literacy skills, coupled with the dismal results of national writing assessments, teachers see an increasing need to teach sentence writing. It’s a big topic…
Teaching Vocabulary: Small Shifts, Big Impact
Vocabulary is one of the core foundations of not only reading comprehension, but also strong, clear writing. So important, the National Reading Panel listed teaching vocabulary as one of the…
Sentence Writing: First Step or Side-by-Side Skill?
There is an ongoing back-and-forth argument about writing instruction. Some say that before students are ever ready to write a full page, story, essay, or even paragraph, they must master…
Avoid These 5 Pitfalls To Improve Student Reading Stamina
We spend a whole lot of time teaching reading skills. But it’s all for naught if students don’t actually apply what we’re teaching to their actual reading. Not just with…