Students rely on fine motor skills for so many activities in school and for everyday life. Some children develop them without problem. But some children for a variety of reasons need our intervention and help as they build and strengthen their fingers, hands and wrist. Having fine motor skills or dexterity means being able to make precise movements using the… View Post
Summer learning loss or as it is sometimes referred to – the dreaded summer slide! What is it and how are we going to prevent it? Summer learning loss is the loss of academic skills that can happen over long vacation times. This can be especially damaging to reading skills that have been gained over the school year. But you… View Post
Test prep time is here! We may have felt like spring would never come but it finally has and along with spring comes the time of test preparation. Testing can be stressful for students and for teachers! We’ve put in so much time on teaching and learning. It is now time for our classes to shine! We have 5 test… View Post
A school sponsored Family Literacy Night can be a whole lot of fun and a great way to build a strong community between school, home, and your town! But we also know they can take a lot of planning and coordinating too. We have some great ideas for you to help make your next Family Literacy Night a successful event… View Post
Improving Reading Fluency – Have you ever struggled with teaching reading fluency? If so, you’re not alone. Reading fluency, or the ability to read text accurately, quickly, and with expression, is a skill that can be challenging to teach and challenging for students to master. Fortunately, with these five strategies to strengthen fluency, you can help your students become more… View Post
Improving fluency for students can be fun while they are learning! Add in an ice cream scoop and they will be loving it as they practice reading fluency! A good way to begin your whole group or small group lesson is with quick word warm-ups! You can read that post about fluency at the word level right here to catch… View Post
Fluency is always a focus for me and the students in my classroom. How can I improve reading fluency in my students. Or, working backwards, what is keeping them from developing this skill? Readers who are less skilled in fluency tend to read word by word and with a monotone voice. Short, chopping reading is a good way to describe… View Post
