Teaching reading comprehension is a key component of language arts instruction. This section contains some of my favorite ELA resources for close reading, novel study units, reader’s theater, and more!
I am always on the hunt for picture books to read aloud with my middle school students. I look for texts that enhance student understanding of standards and stories that my BIG KIDS will connect with. I love the book The Little Yellow Leaf by …
Close reading is a reading strategy that I utilize with my students ALL YEAR, but during test-prep time, it gets a bit more focused. By having students read a passage multiple times and markup the text as they are reading, they will become more focused …
Early in my teaching career, I read a book that opened my eyes to the value of using annotation strategies with struggling readers. Even some 20 years later, I still recommend Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis as a must-read for all …
Reading logs are a tricky thing! I get it! Continuously charting pages and book titles and gathering signatures is just not a method that encourages and instills a love of reading. I understand that we want to keep students accountable for what they are reading, but …
I HATED reading as a kid. I would sit at my desk during silent reading time, stare at a book as long as my teacher made me, and I would daydream. Yup! I said it. I am a reading teacher who DESPISED reading as a kid …
As a veteran teacher, I can share that I am still learning and refining my own practices based on the groups of students that I have the good fortune of working with each year. As you know, no year or group of students is ever …
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