Reading K-6

Anyone attending the summer institute at teachers college in NYC...my district not funding this year so looking to find like minded folks interested in sharing an Airbnb for the week!

Is any one participating in Read Across America in March? What will you be reading?

What type of bell work do you do while taking attendance and kids shuffling in? 5th grade literacy

What reading program do you use to practice and assess reading levels?

How do you teach reading in the different contents?

I'm in an under-performing school. We have a lot of pressure on us over standardized test scores for Reading this year. Anyone else?

Do you guys remember the Book It program when you were younger? Where you'd get a Pizza Hut personal pizza for reading a certain number of books? Do programs like that still exist?

What's that one book that you'll never forget from your childhood or that made you a reader? What are your students' favorites today?

Do you still put your students in traditional reading groups? I would like new ways to group students for reading that is not "tracking" them.

We have ordered books from Scholastic for many years, but I was recently approached by an Usborne consultant. Does anyone have an opinion and/or can compare the two publishers? Thanks!

I am a life-long bibliophile. I think this is because my parents read books to me all the time. Do you think this is common anymore?

I work at a preschool that redirects disruptive students by giving them a book to calm down and regroup. Do you think this is a good practice or does it ultimately lead the student to see reading as p… more

How important is it that students read at home? Should they be reading every day?

How do you teach kids high-frequency words/fluency in addition to flashcards?

What do your students seem to struggle with the most: phonics/decoding skills, reading comprehension, fluency/stamina, or background knowledge? I know they all go hand in hand, but what's most lac… more

best middle-grade novels to hook students?

Do you have any say in the reading program that your school adopts? What program do you use?

How do I help students increase their reading fluency and stamina?

How do I get students to expand their sentences/give more details?

Do any of your districts use any of Amplify, Wit & Wisdom, or American Reading Company for ELA curriculum resources? Our district is updating our materials and these are 3 we're looking at. Re… more

Does anyone use Open Up resources for ELA? It's free and I'm thinking about signing up.

I saw another teacher whose students made her a xmas tree for the classroom out of books and lights and then made book reviews in the shape of oranaments. Feeling inspired!

Have any of you started a reading program where students read to shelter dogs? I saw an article about it and would love to try it!

How many of you assess reading levels with the SRI? Do you think it's accurate?

What are your favorites research websites for grades 4-5?

I have a new student who is a Spanish speaker. I don't know any Spanish. Any apps/resources that you recommend to help me brush up on my Spanish? Any teaching tips?

Does anyone use the EL curriculum?

Does anyone in the elementary grades in title one schools use a workshop method for reading and writing? I am struggling to understand the effectiveness of the tip a day thing (we use tcrwp).

What are you the supplies you're always running out of?

Favorite picture books for 2019 (for read alouds for upper elementary)?

Hello, teachers! Best beginner readers? And go!

I want to do a short unit the week of Thanksgiving on gratitude. Does anyone have a short story or poem they like that connects to gratitude? Thanks!

Are there any 4th and 5th grade teachers who DRA2 test? Do you find it appropriate? we over assess our kids and there isn’t a lot of movement. I have so much to do as an ELA teacher in a tested grade