The Importance of Reading Engagement
Reading engagement in the middle school classroom is a key component of a successful ELA program. Learn why it is important.
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6th Grade Short Stories
These engaging 6th grade short stories are a fantastic resource to help you teach reading in your middle school ELA classroom.
Reading Resources For Creating Lifelong Readers, Not Just Students Who Read
In this blog post, I will be sharing ideas and reading resources for creating lifelong readers – not just students who only read assigned reading. How do we take our students from groans every time we assign a chapter or two of reading to glee when free time is given
6 Ways To Diversify Your Poetry Curriculum
Learn manageable and actionable steps teachers can take to diversify their middle and high school poetry curriculum.
4 Reasons to Teach Non-Fiction in Middle School
Teaching non-fiction in middle school is often overlooked due to the pressure to teach fiction. Novels, short stories, and poems are all commonplace and wonderful parts of the Language Arts classroom, but often these selections lean heavily toward the fiction side of literature. While fiction is a valuable part of
Middle Grades Books in Verse
Middle grades books in verse are a great way to get all students reading, especially reluctant readers who are intimidated by the long paragraphs found in traditionally formatted novels. This blog post provides 18 different suggestions for middle grades books in verse along with a brief summary to help you
Teaching Poetry to Middle School Students
It can be a challenge to teach poetry to middle school students, but here are two tips to make teaching poetry better. Today’s blog post is written by Sara Cuzzo from the Teachers Pay Teachers store The Red-Haired Reader. She is going to share her tips for making poetry more
