How to Teach Background Knowledge for Reading Comprehension in First Grade | Writing About Reading Series
How to Teach Background Knowledge for Reading Comprehension in First Grade | Writing About Reading SeriesHow do you teach first graders to use background knowledge while reading? In this episode of Th...
13 Sep 11min
Retelling a Story for Reading Comprehension | Writing About Reading Series
How do you teach retelling in first grade without students telling every tiny detail—or barely telling you anything at all?In this episode of The Education Connection, we're wrapping up Part One of th...
7 Sep 26min
Teaching Main Idea, Central Message, and Moral of the Story through Writing
What’s the difference between main idea, central message, and moral of the story—and how do we teach those differences to first graders without making it complicated?In this episode of The Education C...
31 Aug 17min
How to Teach Problem and Solution | Writing About Reading Series
How to Teach Problem and Solution in First GradeIn this episode of The Education Connection, we're continuing our Writing About Reading series by looking at how to introduce problem and solution to ou...
22 Aug 18min
How to Teach Beginning, Middle, and End | Writing About Reading
How to Teach Beginning, Middle, and End | Writing About ReadingTeaching beginning, middle, and end may sound a lot like teaching sequencing, but there is an important difference. When students sequenc...
17 Aug 7min
How to Teach Events and Sequencing | Writing About Reading Series
What does it really mean when we ask first graders to write about the events in a story? Before students can write about what happened, they need to understand plot, identify important events, and put...
10 Aug 24min
How to Teach Setting | Writing About Reading Series
How do you teach setting in a way that is simple, meaningful, and easy for young learners to understand?In this episode of The Education Connection, I'm sharing exactly how I teach setting through my ...
26 Jul 18min
