How we can continue to promote speech and language skills while off for the summer months? Whether your child receives speech services or not they can all benefit from language-rich activities. Just like how it is important for students to read over the summer so they don’t regress, we want children to work on communication…
Doodle Stations: Stress-Free Formative Assessment
We’ve all had those tentative learners who never raise their hands, or do so once another student begins to answer. Even when given the opportunity to share with a partner, these students lack confidence and play it safe by relying on their partner to talk first every time. We worry about how well they will…
Summer School Literacy Planning
Summer, a time of rest and relaxation for students and teachers alike. But, for some teachers and students, summer school is also on the agenda. Your summer school classroom will contain diverse learners. Differentiating for your students will be important. One tool I have successfully used in the past is the “Who Was…?” series. Level…