Good readers

A third grade teacher's blog with a ton of teaching freebies, advice, lesson plans, and everything else teacher related.

Questions good readers ask..before, during, and after a book. Great reading strategy for students during readers workshop or guided reading.

We all know that students who monitor their thinking while reading do better. Therefore it follows that students who monitor their thinking across ALL subject areas will do better in other subjects as well. The problem many students face is knowing how to transition those skills to other subjects. In fact, many don't even know they can! We have to explicitly teach kids to use thinking skills across all subjects. Language of Learning Kids need to know that there is a "language of learning."…

Visual cues for reading.

Because "good enough" isn't.

Do you have what it takes to be a "Good Reader"?

It's safe to say at this point, all weeks are super busy. I meant blog earlier in the week, but of course I didn't. Which leads to the real...

I have some anchor charts and things that I have been meaning to share, along with about a million other things, but I finally have some time to breath and blog today. =) I actually took this picture in my teammie's classroom because her idea was so cute and told her I was going to share it on my blog! She had the students write one word that describes something they learned about each SC region on a sticky note and then she used all of the words to make a wordle! Then, she attached it to…

Good Readers use strategies to help them read. Using a reading strategy can help readers comprehend and tackle words they do not know. I have a FREE resource to help students be good readers. These bookmarks display what makes a good reader. Each Bookmark displays 10 reading skills and strategies that all students need to remember when reading. These strategies will help remind students of what to do when reading and trying to comprehend the text. These bookmarks are the perfect size for…

Good Readers use strategies to help them read. Using a reading strategy can help readers comprehend and tackle words they do not know. I have a FREE resource to help students be good readers. These bookmarks display what makes a good reader. Each Bookmark displays 10 reading skills and strategies that all students need to remember when reading. These strategies will help remind students of what to do when reading and trying to comprehend the text. These bookmarks are the perfect size for…