Teaching Parts of Speech for Deeper Understanding
I remember when I was in Elementary school, English was one of my favorite subjects. I think it was because I liked subjects where there was a clear answer, such…
Study Strategies to Teach Your Students
Let’s talk about study strategies. Most people say study skills. In reality, they’re more of strategies than skills. Skills are automatic, where strategies are not. A lot of learning strategies…
Creative Writing with The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg is one of my favorite texts to use for a creative writing project. If you’re not familiar with the book, it…
Teaching Learning Strategies for Comprehension
LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR COMPREHENSION After spending time planning and creating the perfect lesson (ha), we teach it and all goes well – until the assessment. Then it’s clear that students…
