Teaching english strategies

Asking questions before, during, and after reading comes very naturally to skilled readers, but for struggling readers, this skill can be just the opposite. Asking questions of varying depths is arguably the most important reading

ESL Vocabulary Workshop - Teach terms and more with different games and activities that will keep students engaged and invested in learning!

Genre and Concept Charts – Charts That Teach Beyond “Just the Facts” Routines were the main topic of our last post and aligned with the first section of our new book, Smarter Charts for Math,…

We use plural nouns to indicate when there is more than one place, animal, person, or thing. We can depend on some ways to make a noun plural, either by adding a suffix, changing the spelling the word, or both. We should teach our kids how to use these suffixes to make a noun plural. Plural Rule : 1- To form the plural , just add the suffix –s to the most nouns. For example, door – doors, bag – bags. 2- We can add the suffix –es if the word ends with -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. For example, dress…

Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies: Asking Questions & QAR Strategy - Raise the Bar Reading

Comprehension is the reason for reading. If readers can read the words but do not understand or connect to what they are reading, they are not really reading. This lesson provides useful reading comprehension strategies for English language learners.