Mentoring in the Middle
  There are lots of good reasons to get your students involved in a March Madness Reading Challenge.  I'm only giving you three because ...
  There's no doubt in my mind why Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson won the Newbery this year!  It's historically accurate, filled wi...
  You probably know Alan Gratz from Refugee and his many other books about World War II, or maybe Ground Zero, about the World Trade Center ...
 Can you use a novel to teach or review important reading comprehension skills without feeling overwhelmed?  Of course!  The key is not tryi...
  Are grammar skills important? Do you want to sound as smart on paper as you are in person?   Yes?  Then, yes, yes they are. As teachers, w...
February is Black History Month .  Here are two good books that your students will enjoy! Never Caught tells a little-known story about som...
Is there a way to review reading comprehension skills without making it painful to read a novel?  Yes!   The best way to do that is to let k...