by Jan and Kari | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog, Knowledge Building, Strategy Instruction, Vocabulary
If you teach developing readers, you are probably thinking about strategy instruction. Maybe a lot.In many classrooms, strategy instruction has been the primary vehicle for helping children develop and enhance their reading comprehension.After all, kids can’t learn to...
by Jan and Kari | May 19, 2024 | Blog, Strategy Instruction, Vocabulary
It’s discouraging to work hard and continue to see some students struggle to comprehend despite hours and hours of strategy instruction year after year after year. You might wonder: Am I missing something? Am I teaching the “right strategies”? Are there some...
by Jan and Kari | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Strategy Instruction, Video
Have you noticed? Kids love to talk. Babies come into this world naturally wired for language development. They are ready to soak up new words through exposure, modeling, and feedback. From our first breath to our last, we humans are wired to be language...