Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers
After teaching high school reading intervention courses for many years, I know that starting with a novel is a mistake—it’s too long... Then I tried Urban Legends...
Language Arts
Expressive Writing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
I moved to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation as a naïve 22-year-old teacher in 2009, with high hopes and big plans to instill my love of writing in my 80 incoming middle ...
Teaching the Real Purpose of Writing
As teachers, we know that students need to be motivated in order to learn. Especially in English where it requires students to sit and read for an extended period of time, I ...
Tech and Reading
Students like Jasmine are likely digital natives: they’ve grown up with technology and they find enjoyment from tablets, phones, laptops, social media, games, and videos. ...
Helping Kids With Dyslexia
Originally published in TEACH Magazine July/August 2018 By Adam Stone A reading clinician and English as an Additional Language teacher in Western School Division, Southwest ...
Road to Confederation
Two dynamic stories depicting struggles and triumphs. Volume 1: Baldwin & LaFontaine built Responsible Government laying the groundwork for modern democracy. Volume 2: the ...
Effective Tips for Editing and Revising
Consider revision as the opportunity to walk up to what you’ve stated and challenge it before anyone else can.
Writer’s Block
Everyone faces writer’s block from time to time. Sometimes the easiest way to overcome it is by changing your approach. Try suggesting the following tips to your students
Inanimate Alice: Graphic Novel for the 21st Century Student
How can the rich literature found in the pages of plain books compete with the interactive, flashy features of video games or an e-book?
10 Ways to Read a Poem Out Loud
Try reading the poem as a group sitting in a circle. The poem is read with each person reading one word in turn.