Teacher Tools

THREE POCKET WRITING FOLDER

This is a super folder for storing and organizing students’ process writing.

from The Write Genre

TRAIT MATES

See how these characters can help young writers understand the Six Traits of Effective Writing.

STICKY DOT DETAILS

How do you get beginning writers over the hurdle of “one detail, now I’m done”?  Here’s an idea that works from Marvelous Minilessons for Teaching Beginning Writing, K-3.

THE READING TOOLKIT

This simple organizer helps manage sticky note reading to support comprehension.

from Guided Reading Basics

CLICKS AND CLUNKS

A research-based strategy for teaching students to monitor their own comprehension in reading

RUBRIC FOR READERS’ THEATER

A tool for assessing individual and group contributions to a Readers’ Theater performance, from HIP Readers’ Theatre.

READING ASSESSMENT CHART

This chart helps identify specific reading difficulties for students and offers general suggestions for how to help.

INTERACTIVE WRITING

In this process, K-1 students share both the composing and the writing of a piece of text.

from Early Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten

THE T.A.G. CONFERENCE

The single most effective structure for writing conferences

SPELLING SPRINGBOARDS

A list of nine components of spelling instruction

WORD WARMUPS

Ten-minute oral language routines for every day of the week

B.E.A.R. THESE THINGS IN MIND WHEN CHOOSING BOOKS FOR BOYS

Choosing books that will engage your boys