Chapter 8 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 2: Determining Central Ideas and Themes
Chapter 8 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 2 Determining Central Ideas and Themes Strand: Reading Sub-strand: Literature and Informational Texts...
Chapter 4 - WTW – Emergent Stage
Chapter 4 - Words Their Way – Emergent Stage Matching Units of Speech to print Global level This level is characterized as prosodic (the...
Background: Johnny at the Learning Academy
My case study student is named Johnny, and this is his first year at the Learning Academy. He has been at another school up until this...


Implementation: Week 4 at the Learning Academy
When I walked into the classroom on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, my ears were filled with the sound of students reciting math problems....


Lessons Learned: Week 3 at the Learning Academy
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at approximately 8:05 AM, I administered the Primary Spelling Inventory to Johnny. This test is...
More Equitable Literacy Assessments for Latino Students - Reading Response
Teachers in the 21st century classroom face many problems concering English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with English as a...
Sociocultural Variables in Children's Sequencing of Stories - Reading Response
Authors: Erica McClure, Jana Mason, and Janet Williams This article covered a study about how sociocultural variables could affect...


Digging Deeper: Week 2 in the Learning Academy
My second week in the Learning Academy had a few hiccups in the road. Ms. Jameson was out of the class due to testing, so I was unable to...
ESL/Bilingual Guide for Mainstream Teachers - Reading Response
I really liked the reading because I'm very interested in working with students whom have another language, not English, as their first...


The First Day: Observation and Assessment
On Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at approximately 8:15 AM, I administered the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS), also known as...