Sunday, February 26, 2012

Wordless books

Use books without words to allow students to use their imaginations--and their own words--to compose a narrative.
Here are some sources to start with.
Amazon.com: (someone's Listmania)

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

authentic writing

From Edutopia, an article about letting kids write for authentic reasons.

Round robin/oral reading



Good-bye Round Robin: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies
Timothy Rasinski & Michael Opitz

Friday, February 10, 2012

20 Grammar Mistakes

Via Lifehacker from Litreactor, 20 common grammar mistakes and some pretty clear explanations for avoiding them.