Shared reading

Helping K-2 Teachers Like You Save Time, Grow Instructional Skills, and Teach With Confidence!

Helping K-2 Teachers Like You Save Time, Grow Instructional Skills, and Teach With Confidence!

Shared reading is such a valuable part of the day where we can integrate science, poetry, fluency, and phonics all in a 15-minute time frame! I'm sharing five teaching points for shared reading that you can use with any big book or poem for shared reading to help your students progress in reading.

In today's post, I'll explain the differences between shared reading and a readaloud!

Helping K-2 Teachers Like You Save Time, Grow Instructional Skills, and Teach With Confidence!

kindergarten poetry activities! This shared reading routine is perfect for fostering fluency with the love of reading. Daily songs and word work keep these poems fresh for your students! Check out these kindergarten poetry activities, including printables and a free download!

Balanced Literacy Approach. What is Balanced Literacy? How does it look in a kindergarten classroom? Look at reading instruction: read alouds, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading. Also look at writing instruction: Modeled writing, shared writing, interactive writing, guided writing, and independent writing.

Boost reading fluency, energy, and JOY in your classroom with this engaging 10-minute poetry binder routine! #literacy #poetry #fluency #firstgrade #secondgrade #kindergarten #teachingideas

I love Big Books. I know what you are thinking, 'you love everything Mel'. But I am quite seriously serious when I tell you I love Big Books. If you are not sure what I am referring to - I will expla

This week I will be beginning a poetry notebook in my kindergarten classroom. We will use each of our poems as a shared reading a...