Reading Archives - Easy Teaching Tools https://easyteachingtools.com/category/reading/ Empowering Teachers to Work Smarter, Stay Organized, and Leave School on Time Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:37:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://easyteachingtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Favicon-100x100.png Reading Archives - Easy Teaching Tools https://easyteachingtools.com/category/reading/ 32 32 Favorite Books for the Month of April https://easyteachingtools.com/favorite-books-for-the-month-of-april/ https://easyteachingtools.com/favorite-books-for-the-month-of-april/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://easyteachingtools.com/?p=6396 Oh, April! The month of Springtime, new beginnings, eggs, Easter, Earth Day, and National Poetry Month! Now, that April has arrived let's get your classroom library ready. Today I want to share with you some of my favorite books that I used in my classroom. These books will easily become a hit in your classroom […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/read-alouds-for-the-month-of-march/feed/ 0 Set up and manage ELA Centers https://easyteachingtools.com/setting-managing-ela-centers/ https://easyteachingtools.com/setting-managing-ela-centers/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:08:16 +0000 https://easyteachingtools.com/?p=2850 I've said it for years, but ELA centers are the most peaceful time of the day.  It's the time of the day when we're most productive.  Let me help you set up and manage ELA Centers in your primary classroom. During this time, students are working independently in heterogeneous groups while I pull homogeneous guided […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/setting-managing-ela-centers/feed/ 3 Close Reading: Text Dependent Questions https://easyteachingtools.com/close-reading-text-dependent-questions/ https://easyteachingtools.com/close-reading-text-dependent-questions/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:20:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/04/close-reading-text-dependent-questions/ Using text-dependent questions with close reading has been eye-opening for me because previously, we were taught to front-load everything and activate students' schema to increase their engagement.  As teachers, we're now strongly encouraged to ask questions that force our students to delve into the text and provide evidence for their answer.  I've created a 5-part […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/close-reading-text-dependent-questions/feed/ 3 Books Teachers Love: April Read Alouds https://easyteachingtools.com/books-teachers-love-apri/ https://easyteachingtools.com/books-teachers-love-apri/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:28:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/03/books-teachers-love-apri/ I know we're not suppose to choose an April Read Aloud by it's cover, but I couldn't help it with this adorable book.  What can I say, I'm a sucker for bright colors and cute illustrations.  Each month, a few teachers get together and share our favorite read alouds and activities that will help you […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/books-teachers-love-apri/feed/ 5 What is Close Reading? https://easyteachingtools.com/what-is-close-reading/ https://easyteachingtools.com/what-is-close-reading/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:00:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/02/what-is-close-reading/ Close Reading is something we all should be doing with Common Core but don't always know how to implement because it's so tedious.  It's being able to figure out what a challenging text means with little front loading.  It's reading closely and with a purpose   You may be wondering, how can I get my first and second graders […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/what-is-close-reading/feed/ 14 Level your classroom library by lexile https://easyteachingtools.com/level-your-classroom-library-by-lexile/ https://easyteachingtools.com/level-your-classroom-library-by-lexile/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:34:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/02/level-your-classroom-library-by-lexile/ Over the years, I've organized my library by genres, then by Accelerated Reading (AR) level, then AR level within genres and then nothing at all!  Oh my!  I loved it because it was so organized and made this semi-perfectionist heart smile.  But with moving schools, classrooms, and states, my little library had to be sold […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/level-your-classroom-library-by-lexile/feed/ 8 March Read Alouds for Primary Grades https://easyteachingtools.com/march-real-alouds-for-primary-grades/ https://easyteachingtools.com/march-real-alouds-for-primary-grades/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:16:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/02/march-real-alouds-for-primary-grades/ I want to share with you one of my favorite series as part of this March Read Alouds post.  Not because it has a lot of depth and requires a lot of thinking, but because it's fun!  The “There was an Old Lady” books remind me of my childhood and my students think they're hilarious. […]

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]]> https://easyteachingtools.com/books-teachers-love-for-february/feed/ 6 Motivating Kids with Accelerated Reader https://easyteachingtools.com/motivating-kids-with-accelerated-reader/ https://easyteachingtools.com/motivating-kids-with-accelerated-reader/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://easyteachingtools.com/2016/01/motivating-kids-with-accelerated-reader/ Does your school have school wide goals for reading?  This year, our school is really pushing Accelerated Reader!  I think by the 3rd month of school, we read over 20,000 books as a school of 1,500 kids! In 2nd grade, our Reading Specialist has set the goal of reading 40 books by the end of […]

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