2.9kviewsIn the past, when I would ask my classes how they studied for any of our last tests, overwhelming they’d tell me that they reread their notes.… Read More »Don’t Ask Students to “Study” Latin Word Chunks, Here’s Why.
4.8kviews As well-read ELA teachers, one of our most difficult struggles is with fitting in all that literacy research best practice into one class period.… Read More »How to Teach Latin Word Chunks in Less Than 10 Minutes
11.4kviewsWhen I first started teaching, we used ditto machines and overhead projectors. Take these dinosaur “tech tools” and pair them with 1) a random list… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to Vocabulary Instruction: Using Latin Word Chunks
3.3kviews In my last post, “Why I’m Happy to Post ‘Cheat Sheets’ on my Classroom Walls,” I discussed why and how I use anchor charts, vocabulary… Read More »How Both Students and Teachers Can Use Anchor Charts
4.8kviewsIn my last post, I talked about the sick feeling I get from test-day “cheat sheets” and overly generous study guides. Friends, these guises are… Read More »Why I’m Happy to Post “Cheat Sheets” on my Classroom Walls
2.2kviewsOur Social Studies PLC has been talking a lot lately about academic vocabulary. For me, the research guru on this one is a no brainer: I… Read More »Breaking Down Academic Vocabulary