Freebie: A Text Features Slideshow to Help Improve Reading Comprehension
Use this free text features slideshow to teach your 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students about 18 different text features. The slideshow gives the name of the text feature, a definition, and a visual example to help your students better understand the purpose of text features. Includes nonfiction text features like headings, table of contents, labels, captions, and more - great for an upper elementary classroom lesson.
How to Have Successful Writing Conferences with Student Writers
Learn all the ins and outs of creating a system of one-to-one writing conferences with you students, a system that not only helps each writer grow, but is also practical enough to sustain throughout the year. (Blog post from The Thinker Builder)