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Help your students become confident readers with research-based reading strategies for first and second grade. Discover reading comprehension activities, fluency practice, phonics support, literacy centers, book recommendations, and small-group reading ideas that make reading instruction engaging and effective.
Today I am sharing with you the best read alouds for second grade. There is nothing better than taking 10-15 minutes somewhere in the school day to share a chapter read aloud with my students. Even the noisiest classes will sit up and listen for this precious time of day.Read on to discover some tried […]
An Organized Classroom Library is a Teacherโs DreamBut how do you go about getting your library organized? Today Iโm sharing with you what works in my own classroom. I encourage you to spend time reflecting on what you want your own classroom library to look like and how your students will be using it. This […]
Looking for some great resources to send to parents for reading at home? Here are my top 6 favorite reading websites and why I love them.1. Storyline Online https://www.storylineonline.netWhat is itA huge collection of story books read by some of our favorite actors. Best of all, students can hear great examples of fluency as they listen […]
Have you been wondering how to use your running record data to form your guided reading groups? Learning how to analyze the data and create small groups can be difficult and takes time to master. For this final post in the series about running records I will show you how I decide my groups. If […]
Before you begin the process of taking running record to organize your guided reading groups, it’s important to have everything in place and ready to go. I love to organize things in a binder so of course I naturally thought of having a running record binder to house everything I need for screening. Plus I love […]
After many years of teaching in the primary grades, Iโve come to the conclusion that guided reading can be as easy or as complicated as you want to make it. In my quest to take back my free time I have turned a critical eye towards my own guided reading practices. What guided reading materials […]
