Let students read what they want
Common Core is here, which many say is the death knell of independent reading. Teachers are worried that they’ll have to throw away their classroom libra...
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What’s authentic about independent reading?
When I first started out as a teacher, I was the king of authentic performance assessments. In English, when I wanted my students to read Native Son or Animal ...
“We’re just reading.” (photos)
One of the teachers I’m coaching this year shared the following story. A large group of important people came to her classroom a few days ago to observe....
Less homework = more reading?
Check out what this elementary school is doing in Maryland (also in Iserotope Extras!): What do you think? At the elementary school level, I think this is the ...
grmr.me makes essay grading easy for English teachers
Most English teachers agree: The worst part of the job is grading students’ essays. And when I say “grading,” I use that term interchangeably...