R-controlled vowels can get very tricky. This post includes a wide variety of activities to give your students the practice they need to master these tricky vowel sounds.
I love having writing conferences with my students. It is one of the best ways to learn about their strengths and goals in writing as well as to get to know them better as students. How do you decide what to work on with your students during conferences? I like
Sometimes, it’s easy to get in a bit of a rut with student responses to reading. I do see lots of value in Post-it notes and reading response journals. I also see lots of value in trying different response modes. I have blogged about how I use Padlet as an