Hello out there! I am going to try SO SO HARD this summer to bring back FRIDAY FREEBIES… but I know I work most every Friday. So, we’ll try our first SATURDAY SPECIAL! I worked with teachers in North Dakota…
Can We Get a Level Please?
As many of you know there are so MANY ways to level text. For years we have tried to determine what is a frustrational, independent and instructional level for the students we teach. I recognize that the notion of instructional…
Were You at the ASCD Conference?
What a great conference! Over 1,800 PK and Kindergarten teachers from across the state of IL and all over the country! I was honored to be a part of it and to help these great educators think more deeply about…
Currently December
Have I really not blogged anything since November? Yep! There’s this BABY in my house these days! I don’t know where the day goes, but it’s GONE! I have PLANS to blog for y’all! I have some more freebies that…
Currently November
November… I’ve been waiting 9 months for November and it is finally here! Also finally here is Baby Leach! Or should I say, Wyatt Douglas Leach! Douglas is my maiden name, and Wyatt is a perfect QB name or bull…
Guided Reading: Prompts for Comprehension
When teaching for strategy use, Fountas and Pinnell remind us that we should have a repertoire of strategies. That is of course easier said than done. Some of our strategies are at the word level when kids get stuck while…
Get Your Work Stations ON
As promised… here are some new files to help you get your Work Stations on! Head over to my TpT store! Need some Work Station signs? Want to use a Work Board? What about a Check Sheet? Want to read…
Friday Freebie: Question Collector
A comprehension strategy used by readers is asking questions- before, during, and after reading. Prior to being able to pull this off with ease in text, students need an opportunity to just practice asking questions and getting in an “inquiry”…
Reading is Thinking
In Texas, teachers are required to teach explicit comprehension lessons. The standards and expectations for these lessons can be found in our FIGURE 19 standards. Sounds like a top secret military instillation doesn’t it? It’s not! Instead- it is our…
Friday Freebie: Reading in Different Voices
Here’s another idea for the Fluency Work Station! Reading in Different Voices K-1 version and one for older kiddos too! Visit my store for your FREE copy! Also be sure to check out the FREE clip art at this site!…
Friday Freebie: Lots of Lists for the Writing Station
It’s still Friday right? So it still can be a Friday Freebie? Whew! I had a LOOOOOOOOOONG list of things I was going to get done today… and while I did a lot, it was NOT stuff from my list….
Friday Freebie for Fluency
I’ve been busy working on a presentation for a district in Texas and in doing so, I’ve been creating a lot of new things! That means new and FREE things for you blog readers out there and lots of Friday…