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Reading Response Chart - Freebie

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Good morning, Sunshine!! I hope you're off to have a fabulous day... Here's a chart I made to help my green beans remember basic expectations when Responding to Reading . Enjoy!!

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Teaching Word Work In Small Groups {Grades 3-5}

September 25, 2013

Today, a Work on Words topic that I am extremely passionate about... Small Groups! The question I have been asked the most over the years by other teachers is, "How do you find the time to differentiate Word Work for your students and still teach everything else?" Short answer - I use the time I am already meeting with them in Guided Reading groups.

Make and Take Literacy Night = Fun Parent Involvement

November 07, 2014

The ultimate goal of literacy is to help students become life-long readers, so they can be educated citizens. The child's first and most influential teacher is their parent and/or guardian. With that in mind, it is crucial to give families the tools they need to help this child, as well as other children in the household. {Here's a link to an article from The Atlantic: How Family Game Night Makes Kids Into Better Students } I love to invite families to school for Literacy Night. I've helped organize, prepare, and lead Literacy Nights at least 8 times over the course of my teaching career, and I plan to continue this for years to come. Here are my tips for an easy and successful Literacy Night in Upper Elementary classrooms. Make and Take for Literacy Night, grades 3-5 At a recent Literacy Night at my school, the parents met in the gym to see a quick presentation about state testing. The students went to the media center to watch a video, learn how to do the Make and

Guided Reading Guide and a Freebie

When I went back into the classroom to teach 2nd grade in 2010, I found that I *really* missed working closely with teachers, holding workshops, and meeting regularly to discuss the best practices they are using in their classroom so I can see how best to support their professional growth. Stemming from that desire to assist other teachers, I created this blog to share resources. I created this Guided Reading Guide based on the needs of my teacher friends. We were always chatting at the grocery store or while waiting to pick up our kiddos from Scouts, and we always ended up chatting about Guided Reading. It's become a quick resource for anyone beginning guided reading for the first time. I hope you like it, and give me some feedback. " I am very happy using this product as a first time teacher of guided reading. This is a well focused document and fun to use!" " This really helped me in getting myself ready to start Guide

How to Teach Phonics Intervention Lessons for Grades 3-5

October 01, 2016

When you have students who are in upper elementary classrooms reading several years below grade level, your phonics instruction needs to be systematic and focused. Today we will look at several students* reading far below grade level, and we will walk through how to address their needs. * All student names have been changed, in case you were curious.

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Hello! I'm Jennifer Sykes, an experienced literacy coach and teacher with 17 years of experience teaching struggling readers in grades 2-5. I make literacy tools to help you help your students. Look through my store for materials to help your upper elementary struggling readers *love* to read!

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