Welcome to the book study for Mark Weakland’s How to Prevent Reading Difficulties. We have deliberately designed this book study to be collaborative so that most weeks the group is splitting the reading and recommended in-class activities among the members of the book study.
Discover advice and resources to manage the unspoken expectations that are often placed on teachers.
Read about types of mentor texts and writing strategies.
Learn about multiple community-building exercises you can use at the beginning of the year and throughout the year.
Packed with charts, figures, ad examples, this resource will dive into the writing process and its different stages.
To help establish your classroom's writing community, Melanie Meehan discusses common and individual goals, routines, and much more.
This resource in includes the do's and don'ts about setting up writing partnerships, the benefits of intentional classroom charts, and multiple figures as examples.
Learn about the benefits of daily read alouds and what inspired the author.
This resource introduces the reader to the sections included in the book and their purpose.
This lesson plan features the book "The Invisible Boy" written by Trudy Ludwig and illustrated by Patrice Barton. It includes example questions, prompts, and tips for teachers.
Explore these charts that provide read aloud learning targets, key vocabulary, and reading focus guidance.
Comprehension co-author Douglas Fisher discusses why teaching reading comprehension through individual, disconnected strategies isn't improving reading comprehension, and what to try instead.