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Elkonin Boxes, or Sound Boxes are used to help early readers hear the individual sounds (phonemes) in words and write them.  One letter is w...

Here's my summer reading: Some Reading GOLD from Jennifer Serravallo and some Writing GOLD from Colleen Cruz!  Hot off the presses! Let ...

The idea behind the Readers and Writers Workshop model of learning is that students learn best by actually DOING what they are learning.  Re...

Dear Writing Teachers,   Are you aware that almost all of your writing instruction happens during your one-on-one writing conferences...

Running through almost every text your students read, there are examples of cause and effect relationships.  We often think of them as a tex...

In most stories your character takes some sort of journey.  It might be a literal journey or trip.  It might be a journey into new experienc...

Chart Idea Inspired by The Comprehension Toolkit Text Features Nonfiction Readers Student Nonfiction Features Jour...