Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
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...
Co-teaching Models: Using Teach Half Then Switch in the Science Lab
A specific co-teaching challenge—one that many see all too often—is in science classes where having the lab materials needed for effective learning are constricted by ever-tightening school...
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...
Hybrid Co-teaching Model – One Teach and One Interpret
One Teach and One Interpret - The HOW of Co-teaching It is very possible that a specialist in the classroom, who knows little about the lesson content, may use his or her teaching skills to...
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...
Hybrid Co-teaching Model – One Lead One Student Support
One Lead and One Student Support - The HOW of Co-teaching Many of us are familiar with the One Teach, One Assist co-teaching model. An implementation named One Lead and One Student Support may...
12 Ways to Teach Kids to Recognize and Label Their Emotions
1. Give youth a vocabulary for their emotions - Use our Moodz poster to help kids identify their emotions and name their feelings. Students may not have the words for what they are feeling, but...
Hybrid Co-teaching Model – One Teach—One Collect Data
One Teach - One Collect Data - The HOW of Co-teaching This co-teaching implementation makes data-driven decision-making seamless. Co-teachers decide in advance which types of information to...
The HOW of Co-teaching – Two Support Student Participation and Engagement
Two Support Student Participation and Engagement - The HOW of Co-teaching While this implementation of the co-teaching models is very similar to Both Facilitate Participation and Collect Data,...
Co-teaching Implementation #1 – Two Teach and Debate
Two Teach and Debate - The HOW of Co-teaching This co-teaching implementation is a powerful way to co-teach, and a surprisingly simple and flexible co-teaching model. It could take two minutes,...
Hybrid Co-teaching Strategies – Both Facilitate Participation and Collect Data
Both Facilitate Participation and Collect Data - The HOW of Co-teaching Don’t make co-teaching harder than it needs to be. This co-teaching implementation takes interactive student activities up...
Co-teaching Strategies – One Teach, One Summarize
One Teach, One Summarize - The HOW of Co-teaching This co-teaching implementation maximizes the talent of both adults in the room, even if one does not know the curriculum verbatim. With this...