Students who have a strong model are better able to plan writing pieces. This graphic organizer is from the same student whose analyzed model I posted yesterday. The model, her content knowledge + familiarity w/ painted essay structure make planning successful.
Science of Reading Classroom

I’ve shared this series of blog posts with many colleagues. Casey Jergens is a must follow for anyone looking to better their implementation of structured literacy. 👏👏👏

I love this idea!

In these two videos you will 👀and👂🏼
☑️Ss who came to a collaborative discussion prepared with notes connecting two separate texts about the Am. Rev.
☑️Ss making connections b/t texts
☑️Ss responding to each other and building upon each other’s ideas
EL Education Science of Reading Classroom

On Sunday night, Lauren Proffitt and MTE Grade 5 gave a presentation about oracy and discussion to the fellowship cohort. I was skeptical that their insights could apply to younger students.

Here's Aysha Siddiqui M.Ed and her Ks proving me wrong...

A Traverse Talk is an oracy strategy I use to ensure every student speaks AND listens/rephrases what their partner says. It also doubles as a quick CFU. Science of Reading Classroom

New Readers Theaters scripts just dropped!!!

Wondering how they fit into your classroom? Lauren Proffitt just wrote about how she Aaron Grossman's work last week.

This is spot on!

Looking for ways to enhance literacy instruction? Read my blog post for some high-leverage shifts that can be implemented quickly!

How do you get Ss interested in documents like the Declaration of Independence? Make it accessible. We takes excerpts of complex texts and use the juicy sentence routine to help Ss build understanding. This prepared Ss to make 📚:📚 connections in the next EL Education lesson.