How to Quickly Assess Student Writing
How many times have you lugged home a stack of student writing with the goal of getting it all graded? And how many times has that stack remained in your…
Balanced Literacy Instruction: What It Actually Means
The term “balanced literacy instruction” is a grossly misinterpreted and misrepresented one lately. Social media is spreading these wrong messages like wildfire–so I’d like to clarify what this term truly…
Easy Method for Teaching for Transfer in Writing
Teachers are so often nervous to teach writing. There can be many reasons why. Maybe we just never saw ourselves as good at it. Maybe we don’t remember how we…
One [Paper] Stone, Many Birds
Are you feeling more and more like you’re drowning as the school year is progressing? And if this isn’t your first year, are you feeling like each year is getting…
Anatomy of a [Reading or Writing] Conference
Conducting reading and writing conferences with your students is really the heart of any workshop classroom. They are very quick, but so powerful, for several reasons: But HOW do you…