Word sorting is a powerful instructional method but making it happen smoothly in the classroom can be a lot to manage! So we put together some of our best tips for simplifying the management of word sorting. Here are 5 tips to simplify word sorting: 1. MAKE A MASTER COPY
If you want to help struggling readers improve their reading and become fluent readers, using repeated reading fluency strategies are the most impactful strategies out there. You really can’t get more bang for your fluency instruction buck than with repeated readings! But there are a few key components needed for
I used to think that reading fluency growth charts were a bad idea. We got requests to make them all the time and always brushed them off because WPM (correct words per minute rate) is NOT the most important part of fluency. Let me say that again, emphatically. SPEED ≠
The first day of school is a mix of excitement and anxiety, both for students and the teacher! Putting in the effort to carefully plan the first day of school helps me start the first day with confidence and calm. After many first days of school, I have a list
Last year, I started using Savvy Reading for my 7-year-old son while we were homeschooling. I wanted him to sign him up for a fun online class with other kids and decided to give Savvy Reading a try. Now that we’ve been using it for many months I am ready
As someone frequently overwhelmed by decision fatigue, the end of the school year often made me feel like I was drowning. So much to think about, so little time. But that was until I became a Lazy Genius. (Have you heard of the Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi? I don’t know her personally
End-of-year test reviewing can be overwhelming. How can you help the students remember everything you’ve learned in class all year without drilling and killing? Heidi gave me this tip my first year teaching: Make it a fun activity! All you need for this activity is: Empty plastic easter eggs Small
If you’re anything like me, you love knowing you are getting the most bang for your buck when you go shopping. I can use a coupon on top of a store sale? Yes please! Do I want to earn store credit points with my purchases? Sign me up! So if
Fluency practice doesn’t feel like work when you mix it with Santa, reindeer, gingerbread, and Christmas lights! And we have a free fluency goodie waiting for you in this post, so read on! Fluency in a Flash is a brief, targeted routine for practicing reading fluency daily. Each day of
Do you know about the “Summer Slide”? It’s the phenomenon of students losing some of their newly acquired knowledge and skills over summer break. And elementary students are most at risk for experiencing this! So what can we do to help? 3 Ways to Stop the Summer Slide Luckily, there
Want to practice fluency with us? We recorded a screen video of us doing a week of 2nd Grade Fluency in a Flash together with the help of my two oldest kids. Watch the video to practice fluency with us! If you’re going to do this video day-by-day here are
We all know that Parent-Teacher conferences can be a really nerve-wracking time for teachers. But don’t forget that it can feel just as nerve-wracking for parents! They may have concerns about their students that are making them feel uneasy. They may feel awkward because they don’t know what to expect.
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