Reading Teachers Chatboard

Dec 8, 2014

Here you go: writing/discussion prompts for this week. Good reading and newsletter material, too!

Writing prompts for Dec. 1 - 6, by James Wayne

Nov 30, 2014

Here you go! Writing and discussion prompts for December 1-6 (click below)

Literacy across the curriculum - what it looks like

Nov 24, 2014

Literacy across the curriculum: Why is it so important? What does it mean for instruction? And what does it look like?

This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne

Nov 16, 2014

Here are the coming week's writing prompts and discussion starters. Consider using them to add interest and information to newsletters and morning announcements.

Join us in giving thanks to Jim Wayne for this gift to educators everywhere!

I will soon be starting a new job as a middle school reading teacher working with small groups of students in grades 6-8. This is funded by a grant with the purpose of improving the reading skills of a targeted group that the reading teachers feel can best benefit from small group instruction. Here are some questions. What suggestions would you off...See More

Starting a new Job

by Adra

Nov 12, 2014

This week's writing, discussion prompts by Jim Wayne

Nov 9, 2014

Need writing prompts or discussion starters based upon historical and pop history events? Tidbits for morning announcements and newsletters? Or just plain interesting reading?

If so, click over to Jim Wayne's thoughtful prompts for this week. (Be sure to share the link with your colleagues!)

Writing Prompts for this week, by Jim Wayne

Nov 2, 2014

Great to use as discussion starters, too!

Writing is Learned, Not Taught. Here's how

Nov 2, 2014

Students learn to write by writing. E Gads! What a concept! Next thing you know someone will try to convince us that kids learn to walk by walking and learn to read by reading. It is presumptuous to think one can teach writing.

So in answer to the question, “How Do teachers teach kids to write?” the answer is...

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Nov 2, 2014

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i am a recent university graduate, an aspiring teacher who has spent the past year and a half teaching at the elementary level. I am committed on improving reading, writing and organizationa...See More

Writing Prompts for October by Jim Wayne

Oct 1, 2014

Writing prompts that support your efforts to teach not only writing, but social studies, history, geography, science, language, arts, religion… even pop culture!

gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/james-wayne/writing-prompts-for-october-2/ (hyperlink follows in this post online)