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Engagement Strategies for Guided Reading
If you’re a teacher who is reading this then the odds are favorable that you’ve done some sort of read aloud in your classroom before. A read aloud is often done to engage students while they simply listen, or maybe they multi-task by drawing, or working on something else, while you read. I love doing…
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Using Equity Sticks
Equity sticks, lucky ducks, cold calling. Three different ways to say the exact same thing. I used to be that teacher who felt like cold calling on kids was terrible and should never be done. Now, I can’t imagine not using them within my classroom. For me, using equity sticks is the best way to…
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Am I correct?
One of the things that I struggle with most as a teacher is getting to all of my students when they need me. I know that for students to benefit from feedback it needs to be immediate, and when you have 25 (or more) students that can be extremely difficult. Now, what I have noticed…
Teacher Talks A Lot 