guided reading

4 Steps to Successfully Teach Compare and Contrast

Are you looking for a fun, engaging way to teach your students to compare and contrast? This can be one of the most difficult, yet powerful topics to discuss in any classroom. Understanding how items are similar and different is essential for student success. Fortunately, there are plenty of creative

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Teaching Guided Reading in a Virtual Classroom

 I started this post back in July but I had to stop. I knew I wanted to help teachers plan for virtual reading groups. But, honestly, I still wasn’t sure exactly how it would all work. Now that I am teaching (both in person and virtually), I feel a little

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How to Effectively Increase Reading Comprehension

I am so excited to share with you “A Look Inside” Comprehension kits today.  These resources have transformed my teaching of reading. It has allowed me to effectively teach reading consistently across my whole group and small group lessons.  With the flexibility of the materials and options for differentiating, I

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Must Haves for your Guided Reading Binder

I am a huge fan of using binders for organization. I have one for each topic in math, one for running records, one for a substitute…the list goes on! My FAVORITE this year is my guided reading binder. It has helped me be much more organized for my guided reading

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How to Teach Character Traits

I am excited to dive deeper into reading skills and share some ideas to apply to whole group and small group lessons. In this part of my blog series about comprehension, we will take a look at teaching character traits with options for differentiating instruction and helpful resources! Introducing Character

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