Reluctant Readers

These guided reading note cards were created to be used as a quick reference when teaching and planning guided reading lessons for levels A - J (kdg. through beginning second grade). Each card has a list of skills to focus on during guided reading lessons at each guided reading level (Fountas/Pinne...

First of all, I'm home today with the FLU. Yuck. Double yuck. All last week, I had no fewer than 4 kiddos gone each day. I Lysoled, I Cloroxed, I Purelled... But I, too, have been attacked by the flu bug. I'm hoping a little R&R will let me be back in the classroom tomorrow! I thought this would be a good chance for me to post a couple freebies that hopefully will help some of you all with assessments (particularly as we reach the end of second quarter - and grading/comments loom overhead)…

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FREEBIE! The word work activities contained in this resource are ideal for use during Daily 5 or literacy centre time. They help students gain a more thorough understanding of the words of the week and/or word wall words. Classroom tested and student approved! This product includes the following: -...

I created this set of sight word poems to use during my shared reading time in my Kindergarten classroom. This set of 40 poems will provide you with one poem for each week of school. These predictable poems are filled with sight words so that your kinders can learn their sight words in "text." My k...

Provide your parents ways to easily support their readers at home!

Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Thinking strategies to improve reading comprehension Reading without meaning is like eating pizza without cheese....and NOBODY wants that! So how do we get our students to make connections to the text, think while they are reading, and focus on what is most important......MEANING?? When I was in the classroom, I had great success with using the following anchor chart, Reading is Thinking. It is a great way to kick off a mini-lesson by presenting…

Guided reading notes made easy! Read how I use ONE guided reading form to help me stay organized and grab the template for free!

Phonics intervention involves explicit, systematic, and mutli-sensory teaching of skills, allowing time for students to apply these skills in context.

With the big switch to Common Core Curriculum here in Arizona, taking anecdotal running record notes on your guided reading groups is crucial but also a distraction to students. For a long time I struggled with how to take notes on students reading to me with out distracting them. I also struggled with taking notes myself, while still paying attention to the students reading skills I was to be assessing. After making lots of different templates, my most recent one is easier to use and does…

This is a quick cheat sheet to use while taking and reading running reading records.

Reader response forms for fiction text that work well for a reading center, after reading groups or as listening center accountability piece and will work with any story. They are very visual and simple enough for kindergarten or first grade, giving students plenty of space to draw a picture. Sto...

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Guided Reading Planning Sheets- freebie

Are you looking for an easier way to communicate with parents about their student's reading progress? These Parent Teacher Reading Communication Forms are easy, quick and informative communication tools to use with families. Parents will appreciate your feedback and love!Perfect Communication Tool ...