Are you looking to start literacy centers but have lingering questions you want answered? Take a look at these frequently asked questions regarding starting, organizing, and managing literacy centers to give you confidence in implementing literacy centers in your classroom this school year. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make…
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Vocabulary Activities for Literacy Centers
Why is Vocabulary Instruction Important? Vocabulary instruction is a crucial component of developing successful readers. Over the years, multiple studies have indicated that reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge have a meaningful relationship. Students with larger vocabularies tend to perform better in reading comprehension activities than those with a poor vocabulary. Vocabulary instruction does not only…
Rules and Expectations Picture Books
Undoubtedly, the most important thing for us to teach our students the first week of school are the rules and expectations in our classroom. Setting the stage for our school year early helps students know what to expect and helps our classroom flow more smoothly. What better way to teach rules and expectations than to…
