In this Moving Writers blog post, Alison Marchetti shares several examples of reflection strategies she uses with students to help them identify the strategies and choices they use as writers and to consider how to adapt and apply these strategies in future writing situations.
In this Moving Writers blog post, Rebekah O’Dell describes how she conceptualizes all of the parts of a writing unit. This post may be helpful for teachers as they develop their writing unit outlines as they consider the different mini-lessons, activities, and strategies they want to teach throughout the unit.
What Works Clearinghouse is a repository of research based interventions for primary and secondary grades for literacy, math, and more. It has information for RTI/MTSS implementation in addition to ranking research based interventions.
A certified Orton-Gillingham Educator gives an overview of these terms and shows how they can be implemented in the classroom.
This site gives an overview of explicit instruction and provides 16 elements (with examples) that teachers should include. This is geared toward special education, but is helpful for any teacher.
This article offers a concise discussion about how literature circles work, a description of the principles of motivation on which they are built, and a list of other resources for teachers interested in learning more.
This article provides a lesson plan that teaches elementary students to write poems about home using sensory language and imagery. Examples of student work are provided.
This article provides helpful guidance for teachers seeking to implement the English language arts Common Core State Standards into their curriculum planning. Their recommendations can be adapted to other standards frameworks and help teachers make informed choices as they approach text selection.
In this blog post, Tricia Ebarvia shares the strategies she developed to set up a writer’s workshop structure in her classroom, including a portfolio she has students submit to document their growth as writers through the process.
A teacher reflects on his experiences trying to teach Standard English and honor students’ dialects.
This resource provides background and a rationale for teaching vocabulary with morphology and several instructional strategies.