Middle School Literacy

If you are like me, you have gone down the rabbit hole of searching for resources, ideas, and strategies to bring the science of reading and structured literacy into the classroom. Your eyes are glazed over and you have some great ideas... but just don't know where (or how) to start. Here are some simple tips that can help you get going on your science of reading journey in your classroom of older students. Tip #5 is my favourite!

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

Guided reading is a valuable tool for middle school teachers looking to improve their students’ literacy skills. It's an effective strategy to increase comprehension and fluency, and promotes engagement and motivation.

Are your middle grade students reading? Discover 12 ways to moivate your middle grade students to read-- either again for for the first time.

If there are two things my students know, it is that I assign paragraphs often and that I grade writing with very high standards -especially in the second

Try this free, fun, and interactive middle school ELA games in your classroom to teach grammar and literacy ELA skills!

Short stories for middle school - a list of the best short stories for your middle school classroom with tips and teaching ideas.

Freaking out over how in the world can you actually use centers and stations in your classroom without being completely overwhelmed? Concerned that you don’t have enough time, don’t know how to enforce student accountability, don’t know what the stations should look like, or panicking that you simply can’t keep up? These are absolutely valid

21st-century readers prefer bite-sized information. Outside of school, our students are primarily reading news, entertainment, and information that is highly visual because it's convenient and appealing to the senses. This is why visual literacy is so important. This blog post will show you how to teach visual literacy to your students using an acronym called the OPTIC Strategy - perfect for media literacy, middle school and high school English Language Arts, and AP Language and Composition!