Use this free lesson from Guided Practice for Reading Growth with your students and lead discussions around the text "I Am Not a Number" to help students make inferences to identify personality traits, draw conclusions, and visualize. This text also builds empathy and compassion for homeless families and children.
In this chapter from Identity Safe Classrooms, Grades 6-12, the authors outline the importance of building relationships with students who have experienced trauma.
In Chapter one of Built to Last, Michael Murphy explains how to design, communicate, build, and lead change with a deep understanding of and commitment to how change happens over time.
In Chapter three from Breakthrough Leadership by Alan M. Blankstein and Marcus J. Newsom, the authors discuss the key elements of reopening schools during COVID-19.
In this excerpt from Owning Up, Third Edition by Rosalind Wiseman, how to adapt core strategies from the book to work for distance learning is explained.
In the Introduction from Comprehension by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nicole Law, they introduce a new model of reading comprehension instruction.
This excerpt from But Does This Work With English Learners? by Mary Amanda Stewart and Holly Genova covers how to assess your English Learners writing abilities.
This excerpt from But Does This Work With English Learners? by Mary Amanda Stewart and Holly Genova explains how to maximize a reader's workshop for English Learners.
This excerpt from But Does This Work With English Learners? by Mary Amanda Stewart and Holly Genova shows how to utilize language and reading inventories.
In this excerpt from Guided Practice for Reading Growth, Grades 4-8, by Laura Robb and David Harrison, the characteristics of developing readers in middle grades is discussed.
In this excerpt from Guided Practice for Reading Growth, Grades 4-8, by Laura Robb and David Harrison, the four key literacy experiences that developing readers need are outlined.
In this excerpt from Leading for All, the authors explain how to identify and teach social emotional skills.