Reading & Writing Skills
Should schools require more rigorous testing of students to determine literacy levels?
Should schools require more rigorous testing of students to determine literacy levels?
vote now: No or Yes - (view results)
No
by Kathy Myers
As an educator I have seen many changes in education over the past 23 years. The amount of time
Yes
by J.M. Schell
I've no knowledge of literacy teaching in Great Britain. Perhaps it's the case that Wales and Scotland
Reading & Writing Skills
Teaching Sight Words as an instructional strategy
by E.M.Robinson
Sight words are important to the reading process. Sight word are the words that readers recognize by their appearance. Early readers
Reading & Writing Skills
Books recommended for reading in first grade
by Dustin Bauer
Children in the first grade require a careful and considerate hand in choosing their reading materials. Too young to readily distinguish
Reading & Writing Skills
How traditional memorization and recitation techniques help students develop strong cognitive abilities
Picture two children performing a difficult addition problem. One has memorized the addition facts; the other uses fingers or a chart
229 Article Titles on Reading & Writing Skills
- Classroom activities to teach prepositional phrases (1 article)
- Educational activities for Each Peach Pear Plum, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (1 article)
- Teacher Tips: Using classical music to stimulate creative writing (1 article)
- How to promote reading in the elementary classroom (2 articles)
- Educational activities for The Twits, by Roald Dahl (1 article)
- Educational activities for Matilda, by Roald Dahl (2 articles)
- Writing games and activities for first grade (2 articles)
- Educational activities for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle (1 article)
- Literacy ideas for Good Night Mr. Tom, by Michelle Magorian (1 article)
- What is shared reading? (1 article)
- What is emergent writing? (1 article)
- Why reading, writing and arithmetic are vital to future success (1 article)
- Survey: eBooks promote reading (1 article)
- Encouraging reading and writing skills (24 articles)
- Lesson plan ideas: The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner (1 article)
- Tips for choosing children's books for a reluctant reader (3 articles)
- How to write a good opening paragraph (4 articles)
- Learning to write an effective paragraph (8 articles)
- How to write a strong closing paragraph (3 articles)
- What is guided reading? (5 articles)
- Book projects: Alternatives to book reports for students (3 articles)
- Student activities to practice spelling words (3 articles)
- How to help children improve handwriting (2 articles)
- How to teach children to write short stories (1 article)
- Lesson plans for Fourth Grade Rats, by Jerry Spinelli (1 article)
- Educational toys for Christmas that will help children read (1 article)
- Project ideas for The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary (1 article)
- Lesson activities for The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary (1 article)
- Best Thanksgiving books for kindergarten (1 article)
- Ideas for fifth grade reading projects (1 article)
- Book report ideas for sixth grade (1 article)
- Suggested chapter books for 4th grade girls (1 article)
- Children's reading activities for non-fiction books (3 articles)
- Children's reading activities for James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (1 article)
- Educational activities for The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (1 article)
- How to encourage your child to read (48 articles)
- Book reviews: The Haunted House, by Paul A Hilton (1 article)
- Cursive writing: Why isn't it being used in our schools? (8 articles)
- Activities for Elephant's Child, by Rudyard Kipling (1 article)
- Activities for Luke's Cubby House, by Mark Stewart (1 article)
- Book reviews: Patches and the Vegetables, by Dory Lee Maske (1 article)
- Short story reviews: Luke's cubby House, by Mark Stewart (1 article)
- Book reviews: A Story for Morrie, by Sarah Quelland (1 article)
- Tips to get boys reading (3 articles)
- Tips for starting a children's reading group (3 articles)
- How to get boys to love books (3 articles)
- How to encourage a child to love reading (7 articles)
- Games that promote reading skills (3 articles)
- Summer journal topics for preteens (1 article)
- Best fiction titles that teach children about real life (3 articles)
