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I’m writing today about a reading activity that I absolutely love doing with students: Reader’s Theater. It’s such a great way to build in fluency practice and have fun at the same time. Over the years, I’ve picked weeks here and there in my reading workshop plans to take a little break from the typical schedule…
Hi everyone! I linked up with Andrea at Reading Toward the Stars for Book Talk Thursday! I’d love to share a book that is great for the holidays. The Snow Tree by: Caroline Repchuk is about a little bear in the woods that wants to decorate a tree for Christmas. With the help of his…
Hi everyone! I’m here today to talk about what I carry in my ENORMOUS bag when I travel to service students for Orton Gillingham instruction. About a month and a half ago, I posted a picture of this amazing tote I purchased from a dear teacher friend of mine. I filled it with all my…
Greetings and Happy Holidays from The Reading Tutor/OG! I was looking on Pinterest the other day at cookie ideas, and I thought of a great idea to share with all of my new teacher blogger friends. Let’s do a Cookie Swap Linky Party! My Mom and I always have a marathon cookie baking session every…
Hi Everyone! It’s that time of year again! I’ve been as busy as a squirrel feverishly gathering acorns for winter creating new and exciting products over the past few weeks. I’m on a MAJOR QR code kick. Even though I’m a hybrid educator now, the classroom teacher in me wants to be sure to create…
I linked up with The Reading Writing Redhead to share what I’m most thankful for this year! Here’s a few thoughts that come into my mind right away. Happy Thanksgiving! And of course I’m so thankful for all of you! Here’s a link to a freebie in my store! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/November-Syllable-BINGO-961775
Welcome to The Reading Tutor/OG! You have arrived at At each blog stop, you will be gathering Reading gifts and freebies. In each post you will find a picture of a snowman with a letter on it. Collect all of the letter to solve the mystery quote to enter the giveaway. Record…
Happy TRT/OG Friday friends! Welcome if this is the first time visiting my blog! Be sure to click the blue book with the heart on it in the right sidebar to follow me on Bloglovin. It’s the easiest way to organize all the blogs you read. This week I started my annual tradition that may make some of you think…
Welcome to my blog! I’d like to chat about close reading today. The Common Core State Standards and PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) has brought close reading into the forefront of every teacher’s mind. You may be wondering: What is close reading? How should you implement it in your classroom? Is…