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Boost reading comprehension and engagement in elementary, middle, and secondary language arts classrooms with The Reader's Trace. The ancient Greek hero, Theseus, navigated his way through the legendary labyrinth by following a spool of thread. Imagine if readers could trace their own thoughts throughout a text to reveal secret passageways of insight and understanding, not only about stories, but also about their own reading processes. This is The Reader’s Trace.Included is a 181 page book and

ARMS and CUPS are well-known, powerful strategies for young writers to revise and edit their writing, particularly narratives. ARMS is an acronym for Add, Remove, Move, & Substitute, while CUPS stands for Captialization, Usage, Punctuation, & Spelling. This product contains my original and thorough overview of both strategies and a unique checklist for students which details each step of the revising and editing process. Give your students a precise, practical, and actionable method for editi

Write claims in your upper elementary, middle school, and secondary classroom today using The 5Cs Method: Context, Claim, Citation, Commentary, and Connection. The 5Cs method is directly tied to the new language arts learning standards for grades P-12. In academic contexts, a claim is a statement made by a student after having read a passage or a text. A claim could be a declaration of a student’s particular perspective or insight, or a claim might be a statement of a truth which may be co

This is a free video preview for all elementary, middle grades, and secondary teachers, regardless of discipline. Provide your students explicit instruction in the many forms of knowledge and reinforce the fact that all concepts have interdisciplinary aspects.