Lisa Parisi is an award winning 5th grade teacher from New Hyde Park, NY. She co-authored Making Connections with Blogging with Brian Crosby.

Pupil outcome: I can make connections linked to my own experiences and sequence events in a story. Key learning points: - Traditional tales try to teach us a lesson about something. - Thinking about those lessons can help us change...

In this video, I teach you the best reading strategy, close reading In the first read, the goal is to just understand the main idea and take time to clarify. In the second read, the goal is to answer the questions. In the third read, the...

Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...

For beginner English learners, this standards-based ELD lesson talks about how to combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between ideas and to join ideas (e.g. creating compound sentences using "and", "but", "so";...

You might know of dyslexia as a reading disorder, but years of research suggests that people with dyslexia might struggle with processing letters because they also have trouble processing rhythm.

Pupil outcome: I can explore a range of characters in texts, describing why I like them. Key learning points: - Series texts can develop motivation to read. - A character might be part of a series of texts - A character trait is a...

Filmed at Building Learning Communities 2014.

Shannon McClintock Miller is the district teacher librarian at Van Meter Community School, Iowa. She encourages her students to have a voice while learning, creating,...

Amanda Jones love of reading began with her mother, a former kindergarten teacher who encouraged books at home, and was nurtured by supportive teachers throughout your school years. In high school, she met Dr. Shirley McDonald, the first...

Liz is a clinical associate professor of education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. She teaches courses in education technology for the undergraduate elementary, undergraduate secondary, and Masters and...

Are you highly sensitive? Empathetic? Empathic? An empath? Accepting and embodying your empathic nature is an intentional path towards balance and belonging to yourself. The path to authenticity is knowing who you are. The Space in...

This standards-based ELD lesson for beginner English learners focuses on applying knowledge of familiar language resources for referring in order to make texts more cohesive (e.g., how pronouns refer back to nouns in text); Applying...

This standards-based ELD lesson for beginner English learners focuses on applying knowledge of familiar language resources for referring in order to make texts more cohesive (e.g., how pronouns refer back to nouns in text); Applying...

This standards-based ELD lesson for beginner English learners focuses on applying knowledge of familiar language resources for referring in order to make texts more cohesive (e.g., how pronouns refer back to nouns in text); Applying...

Maggie breaks down the SMART acronym to make goal-setting more accessible.

Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Girl of Ink and Stars’. Key learning points: - Being heroic is not reflected by a character's gender, age or other protected characteristic. - During a text, characters and their...

"Understanding stories involves listening and visualising. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create sketches based on a story they have heard or read.



Children will then make connections between their story sketches and...

Pupil outcome: I can read aloud a persuasive letter using expression. Key learning points: - Reading aloud involves speaking in front of others and listening to others. - Reading aloud involves speaking at a suitable volume and pace. -...

Pupil outcome: I can make recommendations to other readers. Key learning points: - Texts can be recommended in a variety of ways, including online via Book Award websites or blogs. - Reflecting on likes, dislikes, puzzles and connections...

Learn how to answer matching headings questions in the IELTS reading exam. See tips you can use in matching headings questions for your IELTS reading test.



>Contents:
1. Basic tips for matching headings...

In this video, the teacher explains how to make an essay flow by connecting examples, facts, and reasons to the thesis statement. They emphasize the importance of each body paragraph supporting a separate reason and provide prompts to...

Pupil outcome: I can explore characters in historical fiction and non-fiction texts, researching what makes them inspirational Key learning points: - Historical fiction is a genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of...

James LaRue's sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Jim Smith, had a special talent for connecting with students during the transition from childhood to adolescence. By reading books like The Odyssey, The Iliad, and The Pushcart War, he sparked the...

Pupil outcome: I can make recommendations to other readers. Key learning points: - Text recommendations are an important part of developing reading for pleasure - Making a text recommendation includes a personal reason for why the text...