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Reading is a valuable and critical skill that students need to develop. As teachers, we are always in need of fresh ideas and tips to help our kiddos soar to new reading heights. Explore this section to get started.

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6 Ways to Teach Reading Strategies by Reading a Good Book

Every classroom has reluctant readers - probably a few of them! This blog post shares four tips to motivate reluctant readers, including tips like going digital and comparing books and movies. Click through to read all of the suggestions in more detail!

4 Tips to Motivate Reluctant Readers

Reading fluency is about more than just pace, accuracy, and smoothness. It is also about expression! I share my process for teaching expression in fluency in this blog post, which includes a discussion of how punctuation marks influence expression and fluency. Get all of the tips in this post!

Teaching Expression in Fluency

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun is a perfect mentor text for teaching children about bullying! It's also great for teaching about point of view, plot, author's purpose, and story elements!

MTM: Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun

For this week, my mentor text is Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy. This book is about a girl who is

Faithful Elephants is a historical fiction book that can be used as a mentor text to teach a variety of reading genres and Vocabulary. It can also be used to teach comprehension strategies.

MTM: Faithful Elephants

This week my mentor text is Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya. While certainly a popular book, it is not to be overlooked in its value.

If you want a powerful book to teach about strong words and vocabulary- look no further. Come On, Rain makes for a great mentor text for teaching writing and reading! And this post has a freebie for teaching visualization with it!

MTM: Come On, Rain!

This week, my mentor text is a picture book from Karen Hesse called Come on, Rain! (This post contains affiliate links.) I have utilized

This mentor text is perfect for teaching about character change and theme in fictional reading. Students will also need to use the reading strategy of synthesizing and making connections.

MTM: The Table Where Rich People Sit

My mentor text this Mentor Text Monday is The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor. The Table Where Rich People Sit In

Reader's theater is an excellent way to help students develop fluency, comprehension, and other important reading skills. Read about how I used reader's theater during my reader's workshop.

Tried It Tuesday: Using Reader’s Theater

I’m linking up with Fourth Grade Flipper today for Tried It Tuesday! This exciting linky party occurs on the second “Twosday” of every month. This

Engage your students this Thanksgiving with these fun activities while practicing cause and effect! Grab a freebie too!

Gobble Up Some Thanksgiving Fun

I love Thanksgiving! It is the first major break since the start of the year, and the time after always rushes right up to the

Do you have students who struggle with reading fluency and decoding? Use these ideas and strategies for reading interventions to help your reader move up in reading levels!

Ideas for Reading Interventions

When I first started teaching third grade, I discovered a whole new world when it came to teaching reading and reading interventions. It was interesting,

Speaking and Listening are important common core reading skills that MUST be implemented in your reading lessons. The best way to do that is by using these FREE conversation cards!

Speaking & Listening Conversation Cards

We have several Common Core Standards that require students to practice their speaking and listening skills. If your students are like mine, they tend to