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
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
1.6kviewsShort-Term Problem? When I first started teaching, my students regularly stressed about the tests, and they freaked out about the comprehensive final exams. They couldn’t… Read More »Shake the Shame: I’m Making a Case for Rote Memorization (Not Drill and Kill)
12.4kviews The longer I teach, the more troubled I get by students’ forgetfulness. Yes, I am irked by the fifteen-year-old who doesn’t remember to bring a pencil… Read More »7 Strategies to Make Content Stick
12.5kviews NOTE: Read about my 2017 updated thinking/process here: A Beginner’s Guide to Vocabulary Instruction: Using Latin Word Chunks Q: What are Word Chunks? They’re… Read More »Tip for Teaching Vocabulary & Word-Level Comprehension: Latin Word Chunks