Students at all reading stages need opportunities to read from all genre types. Students who know the text features associated with each genre are able to pull from the text the information that is most important to remember. The mystery genre has specific elements students should know. By learning ...
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How Making Books in the Classroom Makes Learning Stick
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Research shows that hands-on learning helps increase student engagement and improves retention of the information learned. Kids love hands on learning. If book making is new to you, then I highly recommend giving them a try! With these book making tips, you'll find them very effective for classroom ...
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Five Ways to Improve Your Reading Climate
Having a positive reading climate has been proven to directly impact student motivation and achievement. There are lots of things teachers can do to build a positive reading climate for readers. In this post, I'll share five ways to improve your reading climate that have worked for me and how these ...
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