Search Results

Use this list of alternative ways to say “good job”, from Engagement by Design, to keep your students encouraged and motivated in their learning.

Use this lesson from Developing Writers of Argument to give students a chance to practice developing an argument of their own and defending it effectively in a debate. 

Watch this video of Douglas Fisher, author of Rigorous Reading, discussing methods for analyzing complex texts and the expectation for students to "read like detectives and write like reporters," enabling students to dig deeper into texts and defend their findings with evidence.

Use these tools from Feedback that Moves Writers Forward to strategically structure how you provide feedback to students in a way that supports their writing development—without diminishing their enthusiasm.

Use these think aloud sentence starters from Think Big with Think Alouds, Grades K-5, to guide students to deeper understanding and comprehension by thinking aloud. 

This lesson from Text Structures from Nursery Rhymes dives into the text structure of "I'm a Little Teapot" and guides students to write their own rhymes of similar structure.

This lesson from Text Structures from Nursery Rhymes dives into the text structure of "Jack Sprat" and guides students to write their own rhymes of similar structure. 

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades K-2, outlines and carefully explains the K-2 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 3-5, outlines and carefully explains the 3-5 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 6-8, outlines and carefully explains the 6-8 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 9-12, outlines and carefully explains the 9-12 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

These lessons from Writers Read Better: Narrative focus on idea generation and strategies for writing fiction, including drawing together plots and shaping stories that match the meaning that young writers are after.