This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Crow by Barbara Wright.  This… more

Have you ever thought about what others are doing to support our globe during the upcoming defeat of the COVID-19… more

Mission:  Students will read several news articles about how governors are restricting travel to their states from Coronavirus hot spots. … more

This spreadsheet has pages of activities for Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 graders in 5 categories: reading, writing, discussing,… more

This tool guides grade level and content area teams to plan for language development in content lessons by considering which… more

This sample Primary Fiction ‘Learning Log’, Action Ahoy,resource for Grades 1 & 2 classes was developed for a school with… more

The IDEAL Writing Process emerged from work over two decades that began with the goal, at first, of helping boys… more

Having students set goals in the ELA classroom (or any other classroom, for that matter) should not be an annual… more

This Learning With Digital Games Guide originated from a blog series published by Amplify with the purpose of using the… more

Born out of the Let Them Speak! Project, these reflective prompts for teachers and school leaders act as great discussion… more

Improv guidelines and games for building literacy, problem solving, and classroom community.  This is the paper mentioned in the podcast,… more

Use this bundle of graphic organizers with one of my favorite, free movie-making tools for students (and teachers!) Subject English… more

The chart provides some basic information on the stages of language acquisition and general ideas of how teachers can support… more

If you are taking words off your wall at the end of the unit or school year, think about trying… more

English Language Development (ELD) specialists are now expected to take on more and more roles and be skilled in areas… more

This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Animal Farm by George Orwell, a… more

This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Out of the Dust by Karen… more

This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Red Scarf Girl –A Memoir of… more

This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Roll of Thunder, Hear My… more

In this activity, students begin by engaging in close reading or attentive listening. Then they complete a graphic organizer by… more