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5 Helpful Websites for Teaching Vocabulary

Learn about five websites for teaching vocabulary and engage your intermediate and middle school students as they build their word knowledge.

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How to Conduct Short Yet Meaningful Reading Conferences

Make the most of your independent reading time and set your students up for success with short yet meaningful reading conferences.

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Start the School Year with 5 Powerful Minilessons for Silent Reading Time

Incorporate these essential minilessons for silent reading time and make this part of the day more effective, engaging, and meaningful for your students.

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How to Motivate Students to Read without Using Rewards

Let’s explore ways we can create a culture of reading in our intermediate and middle school classrooms that naturally motivates students to read.

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5 Easy Steps to an Organized Classroom Library

Whether starting from scratch or looking to improve your current setup, these steps will help you create an organized classroom library that works for you and

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5 Websites with Free Reading Passages and Question Sets

High-quality reading passages and question sets can serve as vital tools to improve reading comprehension, expose students to various topics and text types, and help

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How to Handle Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom

Manage challenging behaviors in your intermediate or middle school classroom with strategies that create a positive learning environment for all students.

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How to Build Your Classroom Library on the Cheap

A well-stocked classroom library can be a treasure trove for students, but budgets can be tight. Fear not! There are ways for teachers to get free and

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How to Help Your Students Succeed with Independent Reading

Independent reading involves skills that our intermediate and middle-level students may or may not have when they come to us. As language arts teachers, it is our

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How to Increase Engagement While Analyzing a Text

For some students, analyzing a text can be as exciting as watching paint dry. So why not get them actively engaged with what they’re reading and spice it up a bit?

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6 Effective Ways to Calm the Classroom

With all of today’s distractions, being able to calm the classroom can be challenging. It is important, however, that we create a peaceful and conducive learning

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How to Build a Word Knowledge Toolbox

Upper intermediate and middle school students can enhance their reading comprehension by focusing on six areas of word knowledge. It’s a simple fact…

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