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Threads of Reading
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A blog about best practices in the teaching of reading and literacy in K-12.
Recent Posts
Response to Reading – Thinking As We Read
One way to have students think about what they are reading is to have students mark text as they are reading. The easiest way to do that is to give each student a pad of small 2 inch post-it notes to use while reading their selection. With fiction ...
Using Guided Imagery To Build Strong Readers
We know that good readers are able to picture characters, scenes and events that happen in the books they read. You can help children build their guided imagery skills by asking children to clarify their vision of what was happening in a book. After ...
Using Guided Imagery To Build Strong Readers
We know that good readers are able to picture characters, scenes and events that happen in the books they read. You can help children build their guided imagery skills by asking children to clarify their vision of what was happening in a book. After ...
Word Sorts Expand Vocabulary
One helpful way to draw student attention to words and the patterns found in words is to ask students to engage in words sorts. There are three types of word sorts that you can use that are effective for both native speakers as well as English Lang...
Word Sorts Expand Vocabulary
One helpful way to draw student attention to words and the patterns found in words is to ask students to engage in words sorts. There are three types of word sorts that you can use that are effective for both native speakers as well as English Lang...
RtI Strategies
I am often asked by classroom teachers what they should be doing to help struggling readers who fall into the Tier 2 reading support level in the classroom. Of course, this depends upon the age of the child you are working with but here are some comm...

