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Helping ELL Students in the ESSA Era

With the continued support of federal funding, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) legislation has had significant implications for English Language Learners (ELL). States now have to establish an entrance and exit plan to move ELL students into the general education

Jennifer Corujo November 30, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Succeed in School with Spooktacular Halloween Activities

Halloween isn’t only about candy, costumes, and cauldrons. Scare up some learning this spooky season with these Halloween activities! Literacy Fright Night – Host a Halloween-themed literacy night at your school and invite students’ families. Each teacher can showcase students’

John October 19, 2018 Broward Schools, Elementary STEM, Helping Teachers No Comments Read more

What are the Foundational Reading Skills?

Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on foundational reading skills.  A strong foundation in reading is necessary

Jennifer Corujo October 12, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Start the Year off Right with Nursery Rhymes in Early Childhood Classrooms

Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on foundational reading skills.  It seems that we humans are always

Jennifer Corujo August 13, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Google Classroom Convenience

A huge problem for teachers in 21st Century classrooms is the mechanics of rostering all the digital programs that students will use. Just getting students’ names into the system is a hassle. Even after setting up a class list, teachers

John August 3, 2018 educational technology, Helping Teachers, Site Features 8 Comments Read more

Want to Build Better Readers? Go Back to the Basics

Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on the importance of  foundational literacy skills.  To become proficient in

Jennifer Corujo June 22, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Five Fun Mother’s Day Writing Activities

May marks the month when we celebrate a very special woman: Mom! As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, take the time to honor Mom’s ongoing love and support with engaging and creative Mother’s Day writing activities. Use our Mother’s Day word list

Jennifer Corujo May 8, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Teacher Appreciation Freebies

Teachers, we appreciate all that you do, that’s why we’ve compiled a collection of freebies just for you. Download and print five of our favorite freebies to use in your class today!   WORDO is a bingo-like game in which every

Jennifer Corujo May 4, 2018 Uncategorized 3 Comments Read more

Helping Teachers Shine when Teaching Elementary Science!

We often hear from school and education leaders: What we really need help with is improving our teaching human capital… Our teachers need a lot of help to teach science and science inquiry, especially at the younger grades.  At our

John April 22, 2018 educational technology, Elementary STEM, Flipping the Classroom No Comments Read more

Providing Successful PD to your Teachers

Note that this post highlights one of VocabularySpellingCity’s sisters: Science4Us. It is an early elementary science program. Increasingly, principals and superintendents are  asking us  to help develop their teachers. We have always provided professional development to support our products but

John April 20, 2018 educational technology, Elementary STEM, Flipping the Classroom, Helping Teachers No Comments Read more
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