Middle School Reading

Help the learning process with these simple strategies for making studennt thinking visible. Perfect for middle and high school English classes.

Here are some resources I have found especially helpful as we have integrated Greek and Latin Root Words into our daily learning.

Whether your students are lethargic or super-charged, adding movement to your lesson plans will help to solve both issues. Not only is it healthy to move throughout the day, but it can also help students focus and become more engaged with the content they are trying to master. Due to the nature of English classes, ELA ... Read More about 10 Ways to Add Movement in the ELA Classroom

Today's post is Part 2 in a 10 part series of closely reading and understanding the Reading Informational Standards of the Common Core for grades 3-6. I "explained" Standard 1 in this post. I have also released a large bundle of.... graphic organizers to help students show (and teachers teach) the thinking behind comprehending informational content. The reading response sheets are open-ended, and leave lots of room for students to practice their written comprehension. The bundle can be found…

A Reading Graffiti Wall is a great way to build your classroom reading community. Students find inspirational quotes from books they are reading to share.

Hey friends! So I LOVE books and over the last 3-4 years of teaching, I have started to kind of put books into categories based on what I feel or think as I am reading, and always take this into consideration when I pick a read aloud or create a reading unit. I still believe ... Read more

Today's topic is oral reading fluency, which is one of the very first "reading skills" I teach at the beginning of the year!

Never planned to homeschool, now wouldn't trade it for the world

After part one of guided reading and small groups in middle school ELA, this post outlines what the other students are doing during this time