Get Ready for Summer; "Ask Marilyn"; Using Picture Books When Teaching Students to Write: Poignant Endings; Sample Activitiy from the Reading Rocket Website.

Strategies that Work Well with English Language Learners; Executive Functioning- Tips for the Classroom; Activities for Memorial Day.

Word Games in the Classroom; Assessing and Activating Related Background and Word Knowledge.

Shared Writing Context; Some Questions/Prompts to Guide Shared Writing; If . . . Then Chart, (if a child doesn't recognize new words built on known words); Dr Suess Activities.

Using Books To Teach Writing; Look Before You Leap; If . . . Then Chart (if a child has difficulty with letter-sound correspondence. . . then).

Types of Word Sorts; Word Sorts Websites; If . . . Then Chart (if a child memorizes text during repeated readings. . . then).

Helping Your Child Begin to Infer; If . . . Then Chart (if your child reads slowly, but comprehends).

Graphic Organizers; Reading Strategies; If . . .  Then Chart (reads words he knows, but stops at every new or unfamiliar word).

Strategies for Whole Group and Content Area Reading; More Children's Books When Teaching Vocabulary; If. . . Then Chart (if a child reads letter by letter)

Children's Books When Teaching Vocabulary; If . . .Then Chart (if a child reads word by word).