RTI (Response to Intervention) seems move people in opposite directions. Either teachers and administrators love it when RTI is implemented well or they hate RTI and feel that it is worthless and time consuming. I am the RTI coordinator for my school. I feel that RTI is so worth it and can help students be successful where before they were… View Post
Our last installment in our series this month on guided reading organization is tips on how to organize student materials for guided reading time. Student reading notebooks, pencils, dry erase markers, etc…can easily become a mess! Things get pushed to the side to be dealt with later because in the moment who has time to deal with it all, right?… View Post
This is our second installment in tips for organizing guided reading. Last week, we covered organizing all the books teachers use for guided reading small groups. This time we are talking about organizing all the materials like guided reading lesson plans and anecdotal record notes and how to keep them organized so you don’t have a chaotic mess! I learned… View Post
I asked teachers and overwhelmingly you responded that organization in guided reading can be a real problem. Guided reading materials, books, teacher materials, student materials, etc… If we can’t find it quickly, we won’t use it. We just don’t have time to waste when teaching reading. So for the month of January, I will be posting tips for organizing guided… View Post
Students will be back at school for most of us this week and it’s a great time for a New Year’s writing activity! Instead of writing about New Year’s Resolutions, which tend to be forgotten in a few weeks, I like for students to get back into growth mindset. I want them to think about setting goals and then what… View Post
Are you wondering what gift to get for that favorite teacher? Or maybe even what to add to your own teacher gift list? I’ve got you covered with this teacher gift guide! Six teacher gift ideas that teachers would actually want and like! Hopefully, with some ideas that you may not have thought to ask for. Some of the the links… View Post
It’s almost that time of year again…no, not just Christmas (yay for that!), but RTI assessment time! I know many teachers can have a love/hate for RTI and all the assessments. A love (or at least a like) for how successful RTI can be, but maybe a hate for how much of our precious time it can take. Progress monitoring,… View Post