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10 Tips for Making Teacher Talk More Comprehensible for English Learners
July 8, 2025
Today’s classrooms include increasing numbers of students who are learning English in addition to one or more other languages. Teachers should be aware of the needs of their English learners…
9 Tips on Spelling Instruction for Students with Dyslexia
July 3, 2025
Today’s post was adapted from “Teaching Spelling” by Suzanne Carreker, a chapter in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition, edited by Judith R. Birsh, Ed.D., CALT-QI, & Suzanne…
INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Ways to Help Children Learn About Emotions
July 2, 2025
Looking to help young children develop emotional literacy? Start with these 5 practical suggestions from the Brookes book Tackling the Tough Stuff: ORDER THE BOOK "Tackling the Tough Stuff,…
Preschool Inclusion: 11 Essentials for Team Planning
July 1, 2025
Preschool inclusion benefits all children, with and without disabilities. It takes a highly focused and effective team to implement sustained, high-quality inclusion, and the guidelines in today’s post can help…
6 Don’ts for Increasing Students’ Reading Fluency
June 26, 2025
*Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “Fluency in Learning to Read” by Katherine Garnett, in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition, edited by Judith R. Birsh…
7 Tips for Building a Classroom Library on a Budget
June 22, 2025
A well-stocked, diverse classroom library can help your students develop a lifelong love of reading and expand the key literacy skills you’re teaching every day. Budgets may be tight these…
10 Ways to Foster a Caring Classroom Community
June 20, 2025
6 Things to Do Before an Early Intervention Visit
June 19, 2025
This post has been excerpted and adapted from the early intervention guidebook Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress. Before you leave for an intervention visit with a family, it can be very…
4 Engaging Tools for Teaching Respect for Diversity
June 17, 2025
An important part of teaching respect for diversity is helping young children understand and internalize the value of other people across the world. That can be tough when children lack…
10 Important Teaching Quotes to Keep In Mind This School Year
June 12, 2025
As you gear up for the next school year (and hopefully fit in some time for relaxing and recharging), here are a few tips and insights to tuck away in…