While these boys could converse like adults, their reading was far below grade level. The boys had not been taught how to ...

Strong vocabulary instruction is one of the most essential components in building a strong literacy foundation within education. Whether it be reading the description of a particular food item from a ...

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The more targeted the learning activity to a student’s ability level, the more impactful it will be. The more targeted the learning activity to a student’s ability level, the more impactful it will be ...

In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher. After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I ...

The Productive Failure (PF) approach prompts students to attempt to solve a problem prior to instruction – at which point they typically fail. Yet, research on PF shows that students who are involved ...

When it comes to university teaching, we may have reached the point that the old-fashioned thing is the innovative thing. I recently began incorporating pop vocabulary quizzes in my undergraduate ...

Literacy instruction is an educational topic that’s practically overflowing with research and resources. But that abundance of options can be difficult to sift through, especially for new teachers ...

In today’s post, I am covering a very important strategy in teaching vocabulary—the Frayer Model. This graphic organizer has transformed the way educators introduce and explore new words across ...

Research confirms the clear connection between having a strong vocabulary and being a skilled reader. Building vocabulary is one of the five components of the DOE’s new citywide reading programs ...