Book Summary: Know Better, Do Better
Know Better, Do Better -David & Meredith Liben A couple of school years ago, as I started my journey as an Instructional Specialist for...
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Perfectly Grown
May 95 min read
Book Summary: Reading Above the Fray
Reading Above the Fray -Julia B. Lindsey Reading Above the Fray: Reliable, Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills To be...
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Perfectly Grown
May 24 min read
Phonics Worksheets: Not Just for Kindergarten Anymore!
PHONICS When you see the word “phonics” I bet you think of reading instruction in kindergarten. Maybe first grade. As a former upper...
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Perfectly Grown
Apr 222 min read
Rhyming Words Worksheet: Hink Pinks!
HINK PINK HINKY PINKY HINKETY PINKETY I feel like I am about to cast a spell in a Harry Potter movie! But NO, It’s just a fun rhyming...
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Perfectly Grown
Apr 174 min read
DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency: Not All Passages Are Created Equal
Administering a Universal Screener to all students in your classroom to identify progress (or holes and gaps) in foundational reading...
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Apr 154 min read
Nonsense Words Aren't Nonsense!
I have come to the realization that nonsense words are misunderstood and do not get the respect they deserve. This is very unfortunate....
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Mar 47 min read
Models of Reading: Teaching Kids How to Read
A variety of different models have been created in the last couple of decades on what processes work together when learning to read. The...
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Perfectly Grown
Feb 267 min read
The Science of Reading: How Our Brains Learn to Read
Introduction to The Science of Reading Maryanne Wolf, in her book Proust and the Squid, references an incident from China in the 1930s...
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Perfectly Grown
Feb 2012 min read
Reading Proficiency: Phonics vs Whole Language
As elementary school teachers, one of our BIGGEST jobs is to ensure that all students can read proficiently. For students that struggle...
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Perfectly Grown
Feb 83 min read
Book Review: Effective Universal Instruction by Gibbons, Brown, & Niebling: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier 1
Universal Instruction is what all students receive in the form of academic and social emotional instruction and support. Universal...
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Perfectly Grown
Feb 84 min read
Book Summary: The Classroom Instruction Book by Wong & Wong - 2022 Creating Lessons for Maximum Student Achievement
This book, part of a 3-book series, contains sensible, evidence-based instructional practices that have been thoroughly researched and...
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Feb 83 min read
Book Summary: Explicit Instruction - Archer and Hughes
According to the book by Archer and Hughes, explicit instruction is defined as the following: EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION: a structured,...
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Feb 12 min read
30 Things Only Teachers Would Understand
Personally, I think teaching is the BEST. JOB. EVER. We get to build relationships with an exponential number of students. We sing,...
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Perfectly Grown
Jan 293 min read
Bubble Talk: Use Games with Narrative Writing
Looking for a fun, engaging way to have students practice their writing? Look no further! A favorite activity in my classroom is BUBBLE...
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Perfectly Grown
Jan 252 min read
Classroomscreen - All the Tools You Need!
Have you heard of Classroomscreen? If you haven’t, I highly recommend you give it a try. Classroomscreen is an incredibly useful and...
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Perfectly Grown
Jan 182 min read
7 Classroom-Tested Practices That Foster Student Success
How do you know if you are an effective teacher? I would imagine if you ask most teachers if they believe they are doing a good job, they...
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Perfectly Grown
Jan 87 min read
Finding Work-Life Balance as a Teacher
Find the right work-life balance as a teacher can be difficult. I grade papers at home and work on the weekends - and it’s OKAY if you do...
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Perfectly Grown
Jan 44 min read
New Year's Refresh: Winter Classroom Ideas
When a new school year begins our rooms are sparkly clean, filled with fresh new supplies, brand new workbooks, neat piles of prepped...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
How to Teach Kids to Show Effort
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EFFORT! If you want to get the very best out of your students in both academics and behaviors, having high...
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Nov 16, 20232 min read
SMELLY SPOTS: Rewarding Positive Behavior
We learn something new EVERYDAY! Until recently, I had NEVER heard of “Smelly Spots” as a classroom management strategy. So I jumped on...
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