Teaching picture books to middle school is not as “babyish” as you think. The students love them. It is all in how you present them. Students tend to love the visually appealing texts and make connections that they might not as easily with delving into a novel. Introducing a novel with a picture book is aContinue reading “Introducing Texts with picture books to all grade levels”
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Close Reading Techniques
Close reading isn’t magic. In fact, it is probably in the textbook you have in your adoption. Try pulling it out to see an example. The problem most of the time with the textbook examples is simply the questioning techniques and levels. They are rarely high enough on the DOK levels. So where do IContinue reading “Close Reading Techniques”
ELA On The Move 