Episode Summary
Back in November, I had the pleasure of meeting with a first-year kindergarten teacher, during one of my coaching sessions. Because I get so many questions regarding literacy, centers, writing…you name it, I felt it would be great to air this coaching session as an episode.
I hope you find this conversation helpful with things you may struggle with in your classroom… especially if you are a first-year teacher!
In this episode, we cover:
- Ways in which to not reinvent the wheel each and every lesson
- How to keep students engaged during centers
- The battle of blurting out during read-alouds
- Tiny skills that can be the focus of a read aloud
- When to introduce trick words in kindergarten
- Should writing and reading be integrated? Advice on how to work smarter, not harder
- Setting writing goals for students
Reading Resources Mentioned:
- Kindergarten Decodable Passages
- Kindergarten Decodable Readers BUNDLE!
- Reading Strategies PowerPoint BUNDLE!
Writing Resources Mentioned:
Phonics Resources Mentioned:
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