Teaching students to distinguish between confusing words can be tricky. Internalization of strategies to distinguish between confusing words are learned over time through wide reading and authentic writing. As students learn that there are different spellings for words that sound alike and that there are different meanings for words that are spelled the same, but […]
Analyzing Literature: Teach Your Students to Think Critically
Once your students have become adept at identifying and summarizing elements of plot and author’s craft in literature, they should begin learning the critical thinking strategies necessary for analyzing literature. For my students, this step occurred in 8th grade. When I was in the classroom, I looped with my ELA students from 6th to 7th to […]
Common Core ELA Standards – Grade to Grade Comparisons
Have you ever wondered how the Common Core ELA standards differ from grade to grade? I have developed a color-coded document that can serve as a handy resource in ascertaining what changes concerning the specifics of each of the Common Core English Language Standards across grade levels 6 to 12. You can access and download […]
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