Reading and Literacy

When I first created the reading test, it was supposed to simply track student progress. But I quickly discovered that sharing the results of my personal tracking system with students has completely changed their engagement and motivation levels.

Nothing commits knowledge to memory better than having to teach it. Thus, what better way to teach students a piece of literature than to have them teach it themselves?

I have gleaned three wise teachings from King Lear's fool and each one informs my practice in the classroom more and more each day.

Beverley Brenna knows what children like to read. She has written award-winning children’s books. She teaches prospective English teachers in the University of Saskatchewan’s education program. Before that, she was a classroom teacher—a reading specialist for several years. But she’s “regretful” she couldn’t offer her students a valuable tool: graphic novels.

Teachers are tasked with introducing youth to the foundational, cultural icon that is Shakespeare. Even those who’ve studied his work find this challenging.

For teachers, time is a precious commodity. That’s why I believe we need to incorporate Google Drive into our everyday teaching standards.

Want to build your students’ minds and bodies, or just need something new to add to your art lessons? You might want to consider re-introducing handwriting.

Sure, haiku can be an exercise in syllable counting, but if this were the only benefit, why teach it? Here are several other positive returns from composing haiku.