Middle School Teachers: Alternatives to 6th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

6th grade reading comprehension worksheets can be a useful tool – but many students today are unfortunately suffering from worksheet overload. If your middle school students often are lost or behind...
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Reading Comprehension Games and Activities (That Students Will Want to Play Over and Over)

Incorporating interactive games and activities in the classroom gives students a chance to practice reading comprehension skills (not to mention makes you the cool teacher)....
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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets: How Do They Fit Into the Bigger Picture?

There is a time and a place for worksheets when it comes to teaching 3rd grade reading comprehension. But there are alternatives to introducing and furthering student...
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Reading Comprehension Processes Poster (for Improved Classroom Effectiveness)

Teachers know that reading success occurs in stages with each stage building upon another. Nothing gives teachers more job and satisfaction than watching students evolve from emergent to fluent readers. However, at times...
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Kids Reading Comprehension

When you're faced with the complex challenge of teaching kids reading comprehension and develop a love for reading, comprehension worksheets may not be enough. Teachers need a strong knowledge base as well as continuous access to training so they are successful in determining which kids need worksheets, and which need to be challenged in other ways....
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10 Tips for Sharing the Love of Reading and Learning. . .

There is nothing more fulfilling than sharing the love of reading with your students. Here are 10 tips: 1) Make Connections: Make connections between reading, learning and children’s daily lives. Share something that connects to an area of interest, or a hobby they may have. Help children see that reading and learning is everywhere.
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