Story Twists As speech-language pathologists, we are always on the hunt for new and engaging ways to work on our speech and language goals. We easily can get bored of doing the same activities over and over. We are always looking for a way to keep our students motivated, especially when our goals are not…
How to Practice Close Reading In your Classroom
Did you know that nationwide, 38% of fourth graders are below grade level in reading skills? In fact, according the National Education Association’ s article, Facts About Children’s Literacy, on top of that, only 7% of fourth graders are advanced in reading skills. As teachers, you know teaching reading is one of the most challenging…
Simple Ways to Track Student Progress – and a Few Things to Do When They Aren’t Progressing
Teachers work really hard to make sure that we cover all of our state standards in our lesson plans, but that doesn’t always mean that our students are learning all of these skills or are able to apply them. How do teachers know that our students are learning what we are teaching? Develop a System…