Making ELA Matter

I’m now in my second full week of the school year. Whew! Even after more than twenty years of teaching, that “teacher tired” feeling hits h...
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) sounds simple in theory: let students read independently and consistently.   But in practice, teachers face r...
At the time of this blog post, I’m luxuriating in the joys of summer.   What does this mean for me? Slow mornings with extra coffee (that st...
  Don’t hate me, but… my first week back-to-school plans for next school year are already done. The copies? Sitting neatly in my file cabine...
English teachers don’t just teach one subject.  Our standards cover Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Speaking and Listening, etc. Plus...