Intro: Education is experiencing a shift from the Balanced Literacy(Small Group) to the Structured Literacy(Whole Group) model. No longer can… READ MORE
🟢 PRESENTATIONS 📘 Phenomenal Word Power A nationally recognized word study routine designed to accelerate vocabulary, comprehension, and academic language.… READ MORE
What Is Explicit ELA? Explicit ELA is a structured, mastery-based approach to reading and writing instruction. It focuses on teaching… READ MORE
Elements Of Plot (Knowledge/Comprehension) Intro: Over the past few years, I’ve developed a method to teach Elements of Plot in… READ MORE
Inference (Application/Analyze) Intro: Over the past few years, I’ve developed a method to teach Inferencing(Background Knowledge + What’s In The… READ MORE
This is results of using my Word Power structure in Year 1. 2.4 years growth. READ MORE
Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure to get interviewed by a few podcasters. Here they are in one… READ MORE
Intro: In part 1(Mapping A Unit) and part 2(Lesson Design, Not Lesson Plan) of my lesson plan series, I wrote… READ MORE
Intro: In lieu of my interview with Dr. Kathryn Garforth on my approach to Literacy, I decided to put together… READ MORE
Intro: Last week, I wrote about the first stage of Lesson Planning: Mapping A Unit or The Before. Today, the… READ MORE
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