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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 14, 2023 Understanding academic vocabulary is a crucial aspect of student success, particularly in upper elementary and middle school. Academic vocabulary comprises the words that are commonly…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 11, 2024 Teaching students to navigate and understand text features is a crucial component of literacy instruction, especially in grades 4-7. These features are the building blocks…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 10, 2024 When teaching fiction, character analysis is crucially important. Without understanding the characters, a story is just a series of events. Character analysis lets readers and…
By MARISSA DESPINS, RISSA HANNEKEN, TAMMIE DESHAW, RACHEL JAMISON, JENNIFER MARTINEZ, and RACHEL DEROCHE – Updated June 7, 2024 As summer rolls in, so does the challenge of keeping our students academically engaged. To tackle…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated May 17, 2024 IVAN Read Alouds To Add To Your Novel Study “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate is a compelling story told from the perspective…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated May 10, 2024 Teaching students to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text is crucial for their development as readers and thinkers. This skill is…