Teaching Context Clues to Improve Reading and Writing
Vocabulary is one of the biggest struggles my students face in my room. They often...
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Vocabulary Instruction that Makes Sense
I clearly remember the days when I would introduce a list of vocabulary words on...
5 Activities for Summary Writing
Summaries are something every teacher does year after year to introduce and then to reinforce...
5 Steps to Better Opinion Writing
Teaching students to write opinion pieces can be challenging for a number of reasons. For...
Book Recommendations for the Classroom Library
One year ago, a group of dedicated middle school and high school ELA teachers got...
Quick-Win Activities to Assess Learning and Engage Your ELA Students
Are you looking for easy ways to increase student engagement and assess learning without spending...
March Madness: Poetry & Analysis Skills
Happy March ELA Matters! March 1st means that March Madness is around the corner on...
Students Benefit from Reading Response Journals
Writing as a response to reading benefits students in several ways. It allows them to...
5 Must-Do Activities for the First Week of School
Whether you’re a first year teacher or a veteran teacher with decades of experience, back...
New School Year, New Normal, New Zoom Style – Technology Free!
When I first started teaching AP Capstone we did an exercise with the book Zoom by Istvan...