Middle School Reading

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

Guided reading is a valuable tool for middle school teachers looking to improve their students’ literacy skills. It's an effective strategy to increase comprehension and fluency, and promotes engagement and motivation.

What is the purpose of literature circles? How do you structure a literature circle? How long should Literature Circles last? What is the teacher's role in

30 Must-Read Middle Grade Books. These middle grade books offer diverse characters, experiences, and settings. #amreading #bucketlist #middlegrade #kidsbooks #books #booklover #bookworm

Teaching struggling readers at the high school level? Scaffold their comprehension by focusing on these four important reading strategies.

12 Ways to Motivate Middle School Students to Read | Imagination Soup

After part one of guided reading and small groups in middle school ELA, this post outlines what the other students are doing during this time

Get an outline for teaching all the reading and writing standards in your Middle School ELA class.

If you are like me, you have gone down the rabbit hole of searching for resources, ideas, and strategies to bring the science of reading and structured literacy into the classroom. Your eyes are glazed over and you have some great ideas... but just don't know where (or how) to start. Here are some simple tips that can help you get going on your science of reading journey in your classroom of older students. Tip #5 is my favourite!

Despite generations of well-intentioned interventions, two-thirds of middle school students in the United States are not proficient in reading, and approximately half of those students do not have the basic skills they were expected to learn in elementary school.