As Aidan and I were enjoying an Elephant and Piggie book a few weeks ago, I couldn't help but notice how much he was summarizing. As you...

For York/Adams area teachers: I'll be presenting two sessions at Biglerville Elementary on June 22. 8:00-11:30 AM: Teaching Text Structu...

It might seem strange to be teaching about genre at the end of the year. After all, shouldn't that be a topic for September? In Septembe...

They sigh. They droop. They linger by the bookshelves, looking melancholy. They may page through a book or two, but their attention quickly ...

Here is a link to a set of materials that focus on character traits and emotions: Character Traits and Emotions We've been doing the cha...

Teaching about character traits is fun. Students enjoy learning new words to describe people, and the subject lends itself to lots of intere...

One of my favorite kinds of stories is the story told through letters or documents. In these stories, a reader needs to piece together the d...