by Kristin | Mar 28, 2023 | Short Stories, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe has challenged readers over the last hundred and fifty years; however, when we think of Poe, we might first think of his short stories. Eerie and suspenseful, Poe’s most taught stories include “The Tell-Tale Heart,”...
by Kristin | Mar 21, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
A Reading for Comprehension Test is usually dreaded by teachers, parents, administrators, and students alike. We know that our students are always growing, but high-stakes tests tend to bring out the fear and overwhelm within all of us. We cannot escape some sort of...
by Kristin | Mar 7, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
As English teachers in middle school and high school, we’re not often teaching students primary reading skills like phonemic awareness or phonics. More often than not, students arrive in our classes having learned to read already (or should have). While reading skills...
by Kristin | Feb 8, 2023 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension, Writing
What makes good English Lesson Plans for Teachers? This is a question that could be debated for years and years, as educational research is always changing. I know when I started teaching 18 years ago, the goal in my college of education was to create...
by Kristin | Jan 12, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
We daily read thousands of words without ever opening a book. Therefore, reading for comprehension strategies are necessary every single day! Teaching students strategies for reading comprehension is one of the most basic but imperative things we can do in middle and...
by Kristin | Jan 5, 2023 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Formalized differentiated instruction was established in the 1970s but it existed long before with one-room schoolhouses. We have come a long way from having a single teacher for all students including all grades and subjects! But that doesn’t mean that Strategies of...
