Guest Post by Melissa Leach, Leach Literacy Training I won't pretend that Guided Reading is a NEW thing for y’all…I do however hope to help you think about your teaching at the table in a NEW way! I want you to picture a Guided Reading lesson with some of your...
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Developing Empathy in the Classroom
Empathy is the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them. It is part of a strong positive emotional state in which we can treat others with respect while still setting appropriate limits on how others behave around us. Empathy is the heart of a great classroom culture.
What Happens When We Push Students to the Next Level of Math Before They Are Ready?
....that's the name of the article that I just launched. I am so excited to share it with you on MLive! Here's a peek at what it's about! Americans hear it all the time: U.S. students are behind in math in comparison to other countries. The scary thing is that it's...
Intervention Strategy: Sandwiching
Flashcards can strike fear in the hearts of both teachers and students alike, especially when the pile of "unknowns" is bigger than the pile of "knowns." Typically, we have students practice the pile of "unknowns" because we think those are the ones that they need to...
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