I’ve Been Living a Double Life
You know me as a teacher, an author, and a speaker who has worked with K-12 schools for the past 30+ years. You may know I’m a mom of two adult children, both gifted, one with significant learning disabilities. My heart and soul has been devoted to helping students...
Use Reciprocal Teaching Strategies to Dramatically Boost Reading Comprehension
One of the best RTI teaching strategies to improve reading comprehension is reciprocal teaching – an instructional strategy involving discussion as well as using reading strategies to improve comprehension of text. Reciprocal teaching uses a four-step method – often...
Why Change Mindsets About Student Potential?
Change Your Mindset About Student Potential I started teaching in 1980 and, over the years, I became increasingly aware of the large number of students who were labeled special needs who probably did not need nor deserve that stigma and lifelong label. A consequence...
Teaching Emotions in the Classroom
Many times, if young children are unable to act empathetic towards their siblings, friends, and classmates, it is not because they do not feel empathy, it is simply because they do not have the correct vocabulary to communicate their emotions. Teaching children...