I've updated the Topics and Main Ideas PowerPoint that was previously on Slideshare. It covers finding the topic of a text, looking at m...

This year, I'm really focusing on helping my readers to return to the text to find answers. Intermediate readers often have a once and d...

Kids have to be able to find topics and main ideas to understand nonfiction text. I look at these lessons as the foundation for all of our n...

Over the summer, I wrote about making a master word list and creating our own grade-level spelling list. We're now a few months into the...

As I've watched my sons develop into readers, I noticed how they both started to delve deeply into a preferred topic in second grade. My...

Just as I like to work on summarizing throughout the year, I also like to work on comparing texts. Kids naturally enjoy finding connections ...

Find classroom-ready materials for teaching point of view : Point of View Stories and Activities Point of view is now a fourth grade skill...