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22sharesPinShareTweetEmailAlright, let’s discuss something that gets an ugly reputation… Reading Assessments. Let’s face it… assessments can be boring, over-burdening, and stressful (especially when we’re talking about the end of the year assessments). But the truth is, reading assessments should be an essential part of your end of the year game plan… especially for distance learning! YES! You should be assessing… Read More
The biggest concerns I hear when it comes to teaching reading comprehension in a digital classroom are… 1) Am I engaging my students? And 2) How can I be sure I’m reaching them? And those are certainly challenging when you’re trying to teach through a computer. In a classroom, you know when a student is engaged because they’re listening to… Read More
You guys, I’m not going to lie… this working, teaching, and generally “staying at home” thing is killing me. I love teaching. It is in my blood (literally, my grandfather was a teacher and so are quite a few of my cousins!) But, homeschooling my son these past few weeks have been hard. We’ve got a great routine set up,… Read More
One of the questions I’ve been getting the most right now is if I am going to be converted my Close Reading All Year units into digital classroom friendly versions and honestly, the answer is… no. (Wincing!) And that’s hard for this people pleaser to say! But before you stop reading, hear me out on why you don’t need ME… Read More
So last week I shared 8 math apps that are perfect for second grade. Then I thought… wait a minute, we use a ton of different reading apps and websites too! So this week I thought I’d share some reading apps and websites with you. Perfect for keeping your second grade readers engaged and learning. even from home! Let’s check… Read More
I’ve always subscribed to the teaching philosophy that if you want kids to learn (AND stay engaged) you have to make learning fun! What better way to achieve this then through games and personal challenges? One of my favorite places to apply this teaching method is in the often monotonous prone building of sight word fluency or word automaticity. It is… Read More
