I’ve always believed fluency is an important, and often overlooked, area of reading. I’ve read quite a bit about fluency over the last few years, have heard Dr. Tim Rasinski speak quite a few times, and even had him give me feedback on something I created (more on that later). If you’re not familiar with Dr. Tim Rasinski, he is known as a reading researcher with a focus on reading fluency. I’ve had as a
Many, many years ago, I was a reading teacher in a K-5 building. We revamped our report cards that year to be very standards focused. Indicators based on the standards were broken apart into the report card and each received their own score which then made up the overall grade. One of the teachers came to me and said…”How do you grade fluency?” We talked things through and couldn’t come to a solid opinion on
I’ve changed up my small group and centers rotation display several times over the years. My first year, my partner teacher and I grouped between classes so we had several groups to manage. Our set up looked something like this (but with quite a few more places the students actually went to) and with three rotations each day. Every morning I’d move the center rotation cards so the students knew where they’d go when since
A few years ago, shortly after the widespread implementation of the Common Core State Standards, Close Reading was a big buzz in literacy education. Mainly, people weren’t sure what it was and how to implement it in their classroom I went to a training on Reading in the Common Core with Dr. Tim Shanahan. As the former head of IRA, I knew he’d be wealth of information and would give good ideas and resources. I
None of us want to admit it, but test prep is a crucial part of many of our jobs. We have to introduce kids to the format of the test before they get to the test. We have to teach them how to respond to the sort of questions the test will ask them. And we have to teach them to read and answer thoroughly and completely. I don’t know about you, but most of
I’ve spent the last 15 years teaching in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and working beside elementary classrooms as an instructional coach and resource support. I’m passionate about math, literacy, and finding ways to make teachers’ days easier. I share from my experiences both in and out of the elementary classroom. Read more About Me.
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