Helping Special Education Teachers Deliver Effective Interventions
At our school, our upper elementary students HATED to read. Accelerated Reader was a BIG deal. And I don’t mean it’s a big deal in a positive way, but rather everyone felt the pressure to make it happen. All students were expected to read books within their Zone of Proximal Development, answer questions with 90% […]
Is it seriously time for the JULY #2getherwearebetter linky? Although I love writing these posts, they creep up on me too quickly! This month is all about classroom improvements! If I had the money, I think I could easily redo my classroom each and every year. Buuuut, since I don’t have that kind of cash, […]
I’m going to start off by warning you that this is a longer post but it is one of the most CRITICAL parts of the book. I know right, this is only chapter two and we’re getting deep here! Before reading on, take a second to jot down a few of your beliefs in education. […]
Does anyone else have a weird hatred for chalk boards? I’m weird. I know it and will freely admit it. That being said, there are a few textures that I just can’t stand—rubber bands, balloons, and chalk dust to name a few! My kids even notice that anytime I write in chalk, I immediately run […]
Each morning, I begin my day with Hello Literacy’s Picture of the Day. It is seriously #classroomstaple. It is a necessity for any classroom and kids of all ages can benefit from its daily use. Each morning, I display an image on my Promethean Board for my students to discuss. At the beginning of the […]
Recently, I had a few followers ask about what my room and math centers look like. I LOVE answering these types of questions. However, this is also really hard to do when I have so many things going on at once. So, I am going to answer this question by sharing several photos accompanied with […]
