Often a major block for student writing is generating an idea. One solution to this problem is to use an existing story and have students change one component. You can alternate between familiar and unfamiliar stories depending on the activity … Continued
Newspapers are a great resource for teaching a whole range of literacy skills. Many newspapers include a weekly segment designed specifically for students. However, any newspaper can provide great learning opportunities. If you don’t regularly receive a newspaper you can … Continued
Helping your children organise a neighbourhood book trade is a great way to update your children’s personal library as well as help develop organisational skills. Before the Trade Day of the Trade At the End of the Trade
Sometimes a good way to ‘kill’ a child’s interest in reading is to ask questions about the book. As soon as you are asking questions, you are testing and for many children (especially poor readers) testing can be stressful. Instead … Continued
Jonte Lee is a chemistry teacher who transformed his kitchen into a classroom. The information in the series ‘Try this at home: Science experiments for all ages’ is not directly related to literacy. However, once a student can decode and … Continued