Progress monitoring is such a powerful tool for your classroom and small groups! We use progress monitoring to gauge student performance in response to instruction. Progress monitoring should drive our instruction decisions. On our recent posts covering RTI, we have covered the How and Why of RTI and Understanding Universal Screenings. Today, we learn about the power in using progress… View Post
We are all about understanding Universal Screenings in our series covering RTI today. RTI (Response to Intervention) is not a program, but a proactive and preventative process that begins with universal screenings. Universal screenings should be given between one and three times per year to check the overall progress of students. Universal screenings are very important to your RTI process!… View Post
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
