Important Reading Strategies for Middle and High School
Are you teaching a range of readers at the middle or high school level and looking for ways to scaffold comprehension of complex texts? In this post, you’ll find reading…
How to Motivate Struggling Readers
Teaching reluctant students? Wondering how to motivate struggling readers? Keep reading. In today’s post, I’m sharing some of my favorite ways to connect and encourage students to read when they…
Best Books for Teens by Ruta Sepetys
Looking for high-interest literature? Stick around to find out why three of the best books for teens by Ruta Sepetys deserve a spot in your classroom library. Welcome to “This…
How to Teach Shakespeare: Scaffolding Approaches for All Learners
Ever wondered how to teach Shakespeare so that all students are engaged and learning? Are you searching for scaffolding approaches that work? Keep reading. “I cannot WAIT to be challenged…
More Literary Themes and Relevant Lessons Teens Will Love
This is the second post in a two-part series about literary themes to study in high school. You can begin by reading part one here. English teachers have so many…
8 Literary Themes and Lessons for High School
Teaching literature in a high school English class? Themes are, no doubt, an important component of any literary study. When English teachers select stories for our curriculums, we should take…
Reading Anxiety: The Problem with Calling on Students to Read Out Loud
Are you in tune with your students’ phobias? The fear of snakes, the fear of spiders, the fear of dark places, the fear of small spaces….the fear of reading out…
A Fun Vocabulary Activity for Middle or High School
Teaching vocabulary in high school? It can be difficult but also rewarding. In this post, read about ideas for teaching vocabulary to older students. Included, details for a simple but…
Banned Books Lessons: Teaching about Censorship in High School
Looking for a fresh twist on a literature unit? For several years, I’ve been incorporating banned books lessons into my high school English curriculum. Why? For one, it allows me…
What ELA Teachers Can Learn from a Rockstar Librarian
Teaching reading? ELA teachers are constantly searching for new inspiration. How can we get more students to read? How can we create a warm, inviting literacy culture? How can we…
Classroom Book Clubs: Independent Reading Accountability and Assessments
This post is the third in a three-part series about engaging middle and high school students in choice reading by running a book club in the classroom. Keep reading to…
Classroom Book Clubs: Establishing Independent Reading Expectations and Creating a Schedule
This article is the second in a three-part series about how to run classroom book clubs. Part 1 details information about why book club is critical and how to engage…
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