Many teachers start the year with a name study. It’s an excellent way to get to know each other, build community, introduce letters and sounds in the younger grades and give students a voice in a safe way as they share their names and the stories...
Earlier in my teaching career I felt like I had time for an endless number of read-alouds during the school day. But, as we all know, the elementary school teaching landscape is different now. Between scripted curricula, mandatory intervention...