Sounds like you need to… Coming up: Aggie Dream Team Reading Log Deadline (Jan. 13), Bluebonnet Voting Deadline (Jan. 31), Reading, Books, eBooks, Research, Writing, Makerspaces, and MORE! See you …
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Secondary ELA teachers had the opportunity to attend a writing-focused professional development on October 10 with Dr. Jennifer Holling. Participants discussed the importance of students’ understanding of sentence structure through …
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We all know that a parent reading with their child is one of the best ways they can help strengthen their child’s growth in reading. The benefits of reading with …
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The workshop model is an incredibly efficient method of teaching reading and writing. The workshop structure allows teachers to address both the whole group’s needs as well as differentiating for …
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Article published by Ashley Lopez, Jane Long ELA Instructional Coach Melissa Myles teaches 6th grade Language Arts for the Inquire program at Jane Long Middle School. This is …
Continue reading "Using Pre-Assessment to Increase Rigor"Rebecca Daley, English I teacher at Bryan High School, has an entire wall in her classroom dedicated to helping her students track their growth as readers. It’s not about …
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With the initial DRA testing behind us, teachers are evaluating their data and establishing their guided reading groups. A great tool to help teachers organize their guided reading instruction is a Guided …
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The Primary Reading Success Plan establishes criteria for promotion for Bryan ISD kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. All five criteria are reviewed to help determine promotion/retention/placement for students …
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Help your students “hold” their thinking by using anchor charts in your classroom. An anchor chart is a visual that contains content-specific processes, strategies, guidelines, etc. that are pertinent to …
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Middle and high school teachers across the district are turning their classrooms into Reader’s and Writer’s Workshops. Michele Boriskie from Davila MS is a #RockSolid teacher. When getting started with the …
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