Reading Response Journals
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 I have been getting a lot of questions on Instagram lately about Reading Response Journals, and ways to implement them in the middle school and…
Reading
Back to School Read Aloud Favorite
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Are you on the hunt for the perfect back to school read aloud? I have you covered! Do Unto Otters: A Book about Manners by…
Blog · Elementary · English
Teaching Inferring with Bad Day at River Bend
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024 Teaching Inferring Welcome to the latest post in my series on ELA mini lessons. With these posts I hope to provide you with easy to…
Blog · Elementary · English
Simple Strategies for Making Inferences
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Today’s post is all all about making inferences. I discuss what they are and why they are essential for reading comprehension. Also, I have added…
Blog · Elementary · English · Middle School
Close Reading Strategies: Tips and Tricks
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Welcome back friends! After talking all about Text Mapping in my last mini lesson focused post, I thought I should spend some time talking about…
Interactive Notebooks: The Odyssey
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Welcome back to another post in my series on Interactive Notebooks! Today I want to talk all about my favorite novel study of all time…