

Expansion: Week 11 at the Learning Academy
My teacher liked my small group lesson so much last week that she wanted to make small groups this week that followed that principle! She...
Chapter 14 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 8: Opinions, Reasons, and Evidence
Ch. 14 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 8: Opinions, Reasons, and Evidence Anchor Standard 8: Argumentation The ability to write or speak in...


Breakthrough: Week 10 in the Learning Academy
This week I taught a whole group lesson to my class at the Learning Academy. I was extremely nervous about it, but it turned out to go a...
Chapter 13 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 7: Diverse Media and Format
Ch. 13 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 7: Diverse Media and Format Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats,...
Chapter 8 – WTW – Derivational Relations Stage
Ch. 8 – WTW – Derivational Relations Stage Development of Students Generative Process – how words are generated using Greek and Latin...
Chapter 8 - WTW - Derivational Relations Stage
Ch. 8 – WTW – Derivational Relations Stage Development of Students Generative Process – how words are generated using Greek and Latin...


Expression: Week 9 at the Learning Academy
I began this week by working with Johnny on his fluency, specifically expression. I used the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs...
Chapter 12 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 6: Point of View
Chapter 12 – CCSS – Anchor Standard 6: Point of View Reading Anchor Standard 6 The emphasis is on POV and author’s purpose The goal for...
Chapter 11 - CCSS - Common Core Standard 5
Chapter 11 - CCSS - Common Core Standard 5 Structure of texts Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences,...


Small Groups: Week 8 at the Learning Academy
This week functioned differently than normal. Ms. Jameson had the room divided up into three different small group sections each led by...