Often I work with students who struggle with regulating their emotions and with being socially appropriate. Students who have weak social/emotional skills will sometimes start to lag behind their peers academically because their behavior impedes their ability to learn. It is vital that these students receive support to help them develop appropriate behavioral skills. Although …
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Sometimes, whether we are the classroom teacher or the reading interventionist, we come to a point with a student where we are stuck. We notice from our data that the student has plateaued. We panic a bit and think, "what do I do now?" Whenever I face this struggle I have a few go-to strategies …
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"...teaching the use of visual information is important, and understanding what proficient readers do helps us to teach those who are not proficient."
As rewarding as teaching is it is also hard work! After a particularly rough day/week I enjoy doing something mindless like laughing at teacher memes. If you're in the mood for some giggles check out my favorite reading teacher memes. I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did. I wish you a productive …
When we enter into a coaching situation it is important that we consciously block out the the thoughts running through our mind. It is easy for our mind to start to wander and think about: our mile long to do list observations from the classroom we just visited what we are going to say during our …
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