The Reading Workshop

I pledge allegiance  to the flag  of the United States of  America and to the Republic  for which it stands, one nation  unde...

You can see a list of stems from weekly vocabulary lessons Stems #1-8 . You can see a complete list of Stems Here . You can also us...

Each day in Reading Workshop for about 7 minutes (usually two songs), students sing. Lyrics are shown on the white board using the LCD p...

We have discussed reading strategies throughout the year in Reading Workshop.  What ones did you use completing the passage about Toni Morri...

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Want to play a little Pinball?  Check out these Pinball Vocabulary games from  Ms. Amanda's 6th Grade Language Arts Class. Red A1 ...

FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme. They offer an easy way to learn vocabulary, math skills, ...

One of the most limiting factors in students' achievement and their ability to read is a poor vocabulary.  If students want to learn ...

Learning vocabulary is never fun for students.  However, a large part of success when taking the Ohio Achievement Assessment is determined b...

They just kept trying over and over, to sound out the word.  They broke it into two parts-- con and science .  Basically, the word was made...

Last week we listed difficult words from the 2006 OAT.  Today we looked at how we can figure out the meaning of the words.  Which word att...

What strategies help you when you don't know a word?  Do you always use the same one?  Here are ways you can figure out the meaning of w...

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Students frequently miss questions during an assessment simply because they don't understand the question.  Use of unusual or uncommon w...

Is your writing ringing in the ear of the reader?  Have you checked for mistakes with homophones?  Since texting and IMing have become so p...

Kids live for music. There is never a day that they don’t listen to music. BUT, we rarely use it as part of our educational program in inter...

My daughter, Heather got this message from a friend she hadn't seen in a while. She was glad to hear from her, and is going to make pla...

We showered outside when it rained. What a great substitution for we played in the rain. This excerpt from the book, Mountain Magic , w...

We worked collectively to figure out the meaning of a phrase from Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success. You can view the entire excer...