Reading

Teaching haiku poetry is so much fun in the upper elementary grades! Kids this age seem to enjoy the process and their creativity really shines

One of the most important things about teaching reluctant readers in upper elementary is getting them to actually enjoy reading. While students need help building

The ultimate goal of any reading teacher is for students to have strong reading comprehension! Although reading comprehension encompasses lots of different reading skills, basically

Comprehension difficulties happen to everyone… good readers, and struggling readers alike. They happen to adults too! Every time I read directions for a complicated IKEA

Reading Comprehension is the overarching goal of reading instruction. If kids can’t understand what they read, we, as teachers and parents, often start looking for

Having a wide selection of books in the upper elementary classroom is such an important part of the reading program! Especially when students are able

Reading Comprehension difficulties may happen at any grade level. Teachers in upper elementary may start to notice an increase however when students reach third grade.

Teaching students to compare and contrast is a lot of fun for me! Unlike theme or the main idea, which can be tricky, students seem

I really think teaching nonfiction text features is a lot of fun! It’s not as abstract of a concept as many reading skills may be

Making inferences is one of the most important reading skills. It’s crucial not only because it helps kids comprehend text, but it is a key

Last week in reading in my fourth and fifth grade class, we started to focus on the very important foundational skill of making inferences. This

Close Reading asks students to dig deeper into a text, to pull out greater understandings from it. I think it’s a great strategy but might