What comes to mind when you think about the skills necessary for students to be successful readers? Chances are, you thought of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. And you would be right—these are all essential skills for students to master. But one comprehension skill is often overlooked, and that’s identifying the theme of a story. Grab This Free Reading Resource! Teaching Theme of a Story Teaching a theme can be challenging, but it’s important because it helps students understand the underlying message of a story. When students can identify the theme of a story, they can better connect with the text and see its relevance to their own lives. Plus, when students can identify theme, they’re better able to...
You know that assessing with leveled readers is just not giving you the information you need to help your students, but what is a teacher to do? The answer is to use decodable running records. Some folks are suggesting that running records are not a helpful assessment tool and teachers should not bother administering them. We disagree and caution educators to resist the temptation to dismiss this tool completely. Decodable running records can provide a wealth of information if you know what to look for. What’s the difference between using leveled running records and decodable running records? The difference lies in what type of information you are looking for and how you analyze the running record. Leveled reading running records,...
It's that time of the year again... TpT is having their Cyber Sale on November 28 and 29, which is the perfect time to stock up on high-quality ELA resources to last you through the winter—and beyond! Here are some must-have resources on sale from the Secondary English Coffee Shop bloggers! 1. TERMINUS READING ADVENTUREDo your students need a gentle nudge to get them through to the end of the semester? Check out my digital escape series, TERMINUS. Terminus is a post-apocalyptic reading adventure and will totally hook your students. They play as Rania, a teenager who has just awoken from cryosleep and must follow clues left by her mother to try and save the world. No pressure, right? Students make...
5 Author’s Purpose Activities to Learn Persuade, Inform, & Entertain! I have 5 author’s purpose activities that your students are going to LOVE! Author’s purpose is a fun topic to teach, but it can be tough to find activities to use to learn and review this reading strategy concept. I have a list of activities that hopefully will be new to you that you may find useful in your 3rd grade classroom! Personally, I think “persuade” is always the most challenging out of the 3 purposes to teach! These activities will get all the author’s purpose concepts to “click” in your students’ minds and get that lightbulb moment to happen. Keep reading to learn all about these author’s purpose activities!...
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