WHAT ARE CHANTS? Chants are rhythmic poems you can recite with students to teach unit concepts and reinforce key vocabulary. HOW DO YOU WRITE A CHANT TO CORRESPOND TO AN OPEN COURT STORY OR UNIT? Decide on key concepts you want to teach for a particular unit. For example, for the first grade folktale unit …
Author: Mathew Needleman
Mathew Needleman, Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator has been pioneering the use of instructional technology for over two decades. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy coach, conference keynoter, and he currently serves as an elementary school principal in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of the independent education studio, Needleworks Pictures.
Reading Fluency Benchmarks: A Reasonable Approach
How to help students meet their goals and improve self-esteem (yours as well as theirs) by Mathew Needleman, Open Court Resources.com Say Goodbye to Fluency Charts First let me tell you what I do not do. I do not put up a fluency chart on the wall showing where everyone is reading. Gail Tompkins confirmed …