If you have students who struggle with comprehension, it may be that their reading rate is too slow. Reading experts tell us that anything below 90 words per minute is probably too slow for understanding what we read. Some students may not realize that experienced readers read in groups of words, or chunks. Yet this [...]
Entries from April 26th, 2010
Increase Student Reading Speed with Eyercize – Free Online Tool
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Reading, Teaching
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How to Adopt an Antediluvian Word
April 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Teaching, Writing
Your students can prevent words like succisive, welmish or alogotrophy from fading into obscurity by adopting them through the Save the Words web site. When students visit Save the Words, they are confronted with a wall of lonely, unused words crying out for new homes. Literally. They cry out. Really. Try it. As the Save [...]
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A New Journey – Writing Workshop in the Digital Age
April 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Technology, Writing
As the fourth quarter begins, the dawn of a new era of teaching for me rapidly approaches: the Digital Writing Workshop. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for quite a while, but it has taken some time and effort to find the necessary planning time, resources and courage. Courage? Yes, courage. I am [...]
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