Literacy Engagement charts help build the bridge from active read aloud with accountable talk to successful strategy use during independent

When students stop and jot as they read, they are staying actively engaged in the text and monitoring their own comprehension. This easy ac

When readers know how to stop and jot about their reading thinking, they will easily be able to move into writing longer reading responses

We want students to take their thinking to the next level... Analytical Written Responses to Reading Those post it notes are full of student

Check out these reminders and tips for moving through the steps for conferring with readers including suggested prompts for nudging readers

Exit tickets provide a quick assessment and insight into a child's understanding and comprehension of the concept/strategy/skill being l

This past week I’ve had conversations with 3 different people about reading instruction and each time I leave the discussion with thoughts of Readers Theater. I love Readers Theater!! All three conversations…I like to call them ‘healthy discussions’…had me thinking about how appropriate this is for students of ALL ages. Many teachers would say it’s just for primary students! I strongly and totally disagree! Readers Theater is a great shared reading tool. Think of all

Using a graphic organizer in the form of a story mountain helps to illustrate the building of tension to the big moment (climax) of a narrat

All readers need to understand the processes occurring in their brains as they read text. Monitoring comprehension is difficult for young

Check out these twelve ways to help build your young readers' reading lives and develop their endurance and enthusiasm for reading.

BCQ--Browse Connect and Question Students will hastily begin reading a book without getting to know it first. I wanted my students to get t

Over the years, I witnessed the amount of appreciation drop drastically and the workload of a teacher increase dramatically!