In a previous post, we shared Kwame’s answers to students’ burning questions. Kwame answers educators’ questions about using poetry in the classroom to enhance and support instruction. These are just a few of the questions educators wanted to know about. Read More
Teacher Created Materials has had one shiny red ice cream case, reflecting the bold red of the TCM logo, in each of its three office buildings. Every ice cream case is always stocked with ice cream and remains unlocked at all times, ... Read More
Reading a text and answering questions has been part of literacy instruction for ages. However, using text evidence to prove answers, whether literal or inferential, is a must-have skill for the 21st century. Read More
Students need to learn how to evaluate the information in informational text to determine the most important ideas, moderately important ideas, and less important ideas to effectively summarize what they have read. Rank-Order-Retell (Hoyt 2002) assists students in learning to identify the ... Read More
