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The Complete Guide to POWERFUL Reading Conferences in Upper Elementary
Reading Conferences are an excellent way to build literary-based relationships with your students. No matter where students are on their learning journey, you can meet them there and guide them along...
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How to Make Reading Lesson Plans EASIER with a Free Pacing Guide
Life without a Reading Pacing Guide was hectic. Lesson planning for reading took me so much longer than any other subject. You might be thinking that that’s normal, right? After all, our Reading...
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Effective Alternatives to Round Robin Reading to Promote Oral Reading Fluency
For better or worse, there are certain things in the world of education that seem to stick around no matter what. An apple for the teacher, silent ball, and round-robin reading are a few things that...
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Why Reading Centers Are More Important Than Ever in the Upper Elementary...
With the ever-changing landscape of the upper elementary in-person (and virtual) classroom over the past few years, reading centers are more important than ever! After the last year and a half of...
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How to Plan, Teach, and Extend Elementary Small Group Reading Lessons
Teaching small group lessons is essential in upper elementary! We know that within every 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom, you’ll find a wide range of ability levels. In order to make our classrooms...
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How to Support Your Reading Block with Resources from The Teacher Next Door
If you’re a loyal follower of The Teacher Next Door, you probably already know that we have a library of over 600 teaching resources to choose from! That’s A LOT! The Teacher Next Door CEO, Jenn...
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How Using Question Stems Changed the Way I Teach Reading
Each school year, it seems like more and more gets added to my school day, but the time I have to teach stays the same. I’m a firm believer in work smarter, not harder, so I knew I needed to add...
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What are Strategy Groups in Reading and How Best to Use Them
In the world of teaching reading, there are certain staples that have been around forever, that teachers pretty universally agree are valuable and worthwhile. Guided reading groups definitely fit into...
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How to Make the Most of Reading Assessments
Does your school or district require you to do reading assessments a certain number of times per year? I’ve heard of teachers who are required to do this weekly, every other week, or monthly. What I...
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A Weekly Vocabulary Lesson Plan to BOOST Skilled Reading and Comprehension
A Weekly Vocabulary Lesson Plan to BOOST Skilled Reading and Comprehension Here’s what you can expect to learn from this article: The current state of vocabulary instruction at the upper elementary...
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How to Use Reading Assessments and Student Reading Data to Differentiate
It isn’t too long into the school year before we have reading benchmark data in hand. As educators, we’re constantly reminded of the importance of differentiating reading instruction for our students,...
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