Meaning Matters

Sign Language--- Linking Literacy and Management

Written by Lauren Mitsis

Strengthen literacy skills using sign language:

• sing songs building phonological awareness and fluency
• demonstrate making connections to self, text or world
• demonstrate nonverbal cues during read alouds so students can share a thought without losing momentum during the story
• make predictions
• finger ...

Four Roadblocks To A Child's Reading Success

Written by Kim Turgeon

Reading education has made profound gains over the last ten years. Many literacy practices have refocused teachers to look at what are the most valuable activities in the classroom given the crunch for time with students. 

So why do many children still struggle along the way to becoming proficient readers?

1. Raising the Student's Reading Level Too Hi...

5 Retelling Activities to Increase Our Youngest Readers' Story Comprehension

Written by Kim Turgeon

Research has documented that retelling as a post-reading activity is more effective than teacher questioning in building comprehension (Gambrell et al., 1991).

I remember sitting in class as a first grader and madly reading book after book to get to the next level of SRA. I would read just to answer the questions and move on to the next color book....