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Hey there! Can I share something that happened in a third-grade classroom last week? I was sitting with a teacher during her planning time, and I could see the frustration in her eyes. “I feel like I’m spinning my wheels with vocabulary,” she confided. “We have our word wall, we practice definitions, we do the […]
Can we talk about vocabulary instruction for a minute? After spending fifteen years supporting teachers with vocabulary strategies (and learning plenty of lessons the hard way!), I’ve noticed something interesting: we all know vocabulary matters, but finding strategies that actually work can feel overwhelming. Today, I want to share some vocabulary strategies that have made […]
Let’s talk about something that’s probably been driving you crazy lately – why do some kids seem to pick up new words like they’re collecting Pokemon cards, while others struggle to add even a few new words to their vocabulary? Trust me, I’ve been there, and the answer might be simpler than you think. It […]
You know that moment when you’re reading aloud to your class, and you hit a word that makes half your students scrunch up their faces in confusion? We’ve all been there! Just the other day, I was working with a teacher who had this exact experience with the word “crampon” during a mountain climbing story. […]
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