Literacy Posts

13 iPad Apps That Promote Close Reading

TeachThought StaffOct 17, 2016

Close-reading is an active process characterized by questioning, adjusting reading rate, judgement thinking, and dozens of other strategies.

Instead Of A Book Report, My Students ‘Wrote’ A…

My students were overjoyed when I shared this new tool that enabled them to work more interactively with their book reports.

Dyslexic Thinkers Aren’t Disabled Thinkers

TeachThought StaffAug 14, 2016

Image or picture thinking is the innate process dyslexic thinkers use. Our educational system is just beginning to understand how to…

14 Ways To Use Digital Text Annotation In The…

Skim for key vocabulary that seems important, is confusing, or otherwise ‘stands out’ and mark it in a separate color.

Cheap Children’s Books: 26 Books For Under $10 (Each)

TeachThought StaffJun 26, 2016

If you’re an elementary school teacher, you know the challenges of funding a classroom. With many content areas, it can get…

Kurt Vonnegut Describes The Shape Of A Story

Terry HeickJun 10, 2016

Every story, Vonnegut playfully asserts, can be ‘shaped’ on a Y-axis of Good Fortune & Ill Fortune extended along the X-axis…

5 Ideas For Using Infographics To Teach Literature

Infographics help students decode complex story elements to better access a text. Try these ideas for using infographics to teach literature.

15 Of The Best Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension

TeachThought StaffApr 21, 2016

Reading comprehension is a matter of decoding, reading speed, and thinking about the text, all of which can improve with tiered…