If your student's reading fluency or comprehension is not at grade level Instruction and Practice 1) Objective: Build students' comprehension and fluency by continuing to read aloud to and with them, even into the teen years. For students with decreased read... View More
If your student needs more thinking time and you want them to participate or you want your student to be more deliberate in their thinking Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will be able to participate when provided with sufficient think time to process and con... View More
Guide student thinking to ensure they are learning as much as possible in problem or project-based learning Teach It! 1)Objective: Project-based learning will engage students in actively investigating and responding to relevant questions, giving them effecti... View More
If your student is ready to go deep into exploring a topic and you want to strengthen time management and planning skills Teach It! 1)Objective: Project-based learning will engage students in actively investigating and responding to relevant questions, givin... View More
Create a Personalized Dictionary 1) Use a notebook to create your own dictionary for unfamiliar words you come across in reading or conversation. A stack of notecards works well too. 2) Keep your notebook easily accessible and jot down words as you hear or r... View More
All students Teach It! 1) Objective: Helping others provides a child with a stronger sense of purpose, belonging and growing awareness of their "place in the world", which will develop key character traits including self-awareness, empathy and collaboration... View More
All students, particularly those with large inconsistencies between skills Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will become aware of their strengths so they can learn to use them to support weaker skills. 2)Instruction: a) Build confidence and ease in using stre... View More
If you want to improve students' flexible thinking or attention to detail Teach It! 1)Objective: Observing and analyzing similarities and differences between objects exercises a student's ability to consider varying characteristics and adjust thinking as nec... View More