The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland: A Discussion Guide Use this extensive guide when teaching Susan Vreeland's novel The Forest Lover.		Double-Entry Journals Use a double-entry journal, a graphic organizer included with this article, to encourage...
Discussion Questions for Life Studies Use these questions to encourage class discussion when teaching Susan Vreeland's book of...		Using a Double-Entry Journal with Shakespeare's Hamlet Learn how to incorporate journaling in while teaching Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of...
Susan Vreeland's Thoughts on Writing, Printable Version Award-winning author		Activating Prior Knowledge Help your students be good readers: those who constantly try to make sense out of what they...
African-American History Resources Discover facts and more about African-Americans, both historically and in the present. Educate...		Reflective Journals Reflective journals are notebooks that students use when writing about their own thoughts. This...
Directed Reading Thinking Activity Guide These bookmark guides are to be used while your students are reading any kind of text. They...		Running Records A running record is a way to assess a student's reading progress by systematically evaluating a...
Framework for Questions Before, During, and After Reading Print a worksheet that includes questions for your students to ask themselves before, during,...		Inferences Making an inference involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know, or...
Reading Pledge Give this reading pledge to your students to encourage them to read aloud with younger...		Questions Before, During, and After Reading To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before,...
Story Elements and Story Map Students record the different elements of a story, such as characters and setting, and then map...		Cooperative Learning Teaching Strategies Use these strategies to improve your students' cooperative learning skills. Included are...
Summer Vacation What's the most important thing your students should do over summer vacation?...		Teaching Strategies for Reading Use these strategies to improve your students' reading comprehension skills. Included are...
Journaling Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of...		Teaching Strategies for Language Arts Use these strategies to improve your students' language arts skills. Included are articles to...