I use graphic organizers all. the. time.  I love them for MANY reasons.  I love that they give students a purpose for reading and help them to hone specific comprehension strategies.  I also love that they help students build skills and confidence that they can later generalize to independent work.  Most of all, I love the flexibility and how easily they assist in differentiating. Graphic Organizers to Differentiate: At the beginning of the school year, I begged my principal to buy and intervention for my fourth and fifth grade special education students.  In another school district, I had the opportunity…

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