Homonyms, homographs and homophones... oh my!
Why your 3rd grader should be familiar with these… and how to develop that awareness. It is important for everyone to be able to read...
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Jan MacWatters
- Dec 10, 2020
- 4 min
Reading Recommendations for Christmas
Need recommendations for your family stocking stuffers? Choose a book that they will enjoy but that will also help to develop skills...
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Jan MacWatters
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Can we define the skill of reading?
What does a successful high school graduate actually need to know? Ill students should be able to read. But what is the skill of reading,...
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Jan MacWatters
- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
"Bloom where you are planted" - The Cat Man of Aleppo.
I just finished reading "The Cat Man of Aleppo" by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha and this phrase came to mind. It's a old adage...
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Jan MacWatters
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Reading For Multiple Grades
This week, we'll look at a great book that can be a good read aloud for all elementary children.
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Jan MacWatters
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Avoiding Procrastination... And Developing Study Habits
It's fair to say that most people, but especially teens tend to procrastinate.
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Jan MacWatters
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Pods..... and Stress Free Learning
Well here we are again. The start of a new school year. Where we would normally be shopping for school supplies, we now seem to be...
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Jan MacWatters
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Copyright and Online Teaching
If you're like most teachers, you're probably pondering how to get your classes online.
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Jan MacWatters
- Dec 31, 2019
- 1 min
Optimism and Success: YA Literature that Highlights the Connection
This book came highly recommended and I couldn’t wait to read it over the break.
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