Another four-square worksheet to explore vocabulary words. This is a good worksheet to leave for emergency sub plans 🙂 !! I recommend copying it front to back so that each student explores two words (1/4 sheets), four words (1/2 sheets) or eight words (if you give them the full sheet of paper). This is another…
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Four Square Story Map
One struggle for me has been to create questions and activities that help my students practice their critical thinking skills. Much of what we do in class, regrettably, is regurgitation and transformation. Standardized test results show that students at my school and at schools throughout the nation struggle when it comes to critical thinking and…
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Binary CLOZE Reading Comprehension Assessment
A binary CLOZE reading comprehension assessment is an easy way to measure student comprehension of a text. It is used across content areas, and it gives the teacher a different view of students’ reading comprehension than they would receive by asking comprehension questions. What a Binary CLOZE assessment looks like In a Binary CLOZE assessment,…
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Free Write Form with Rubric
When I began using TPRS® (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling), one of the first routines that I implemented was weekly timed free writes. What is a free write? A free write, also known as a timed write or a fluency write, is a tool that teachers can use to get a window into what…
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