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Great ideas for 6th grade response to literature discussion and writing.

I haven't taught sixth grade for 3 1/2 years now, but if I ever go back to ms, I'd incorporate this into my weekly plans. One way I get my second graders to grow their thinking is by having them respond to one another using the following prompts:

 I agree with the part about…
 Going back to what you said about…
 One thing I noticed…
 One thing I pictured…
 It reminded me of…
 I am not sure what you are saying. Could you say it in another way?
 I agree with what you are saying because…
 What you just said matches what is in my mind because…
 I hear what you are saying, but I see it differently because…
 If what you said is true, is it not also true that…
 That is true, but…
Or - That is true, and…
 Could you say more?
 Could you give me an example?
 I would like to add on to what _________ said.
 I have an example of what you just said.
 I wonder why…
 I was surprised to see…
 Another thing that goes with that is…
 So are you saying…

Wonderful activities that teachers and parents of second graders can do to help students improve their reading skills.

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I'm more interested in having our students make a mark than get a mark, and so are they. So, lets be genuine with them. Push them to create great stuff about important ideas and students will not only rise to the challenge, they will be able to articulate what they have learned and why it matters. Do this, and don't cheapen it with a mark. Share your descriptive feedback, offer a genuine response. Let them know that when it comes time to write the report card you'll turn the great things they have created into a grade and all they have to do is keep creating things~the wonderful thing about people is we actually do great things when we are given the chance, a purpose, feedback and an audience. After all, look at all of us bloggers.

"Lexile measures are powerful, versatile tools that educators can use to help their students grow as readers. When you use both Lexile reader measures and Lexile text measures, you can treat each student as an individual learner, rather than as below-grade, on-grade or above-grade. Site includes a "find a book" feature which allows you to search a book by title or author and find out the lexile level. There is a conversion chart on the site which will give you a guide to the approximate grade level equivalents as well.

Here are some classroom ideas and applications to help you differentiate instruction for all readers in various situations."

Put away your EZ-graders, teachers, QuickGrade is the easiest grade calculator around! Use this tool to make grading stacks of tests a snap. Made with love and totally free to use!

Do you have a child moving up to 4th grade? Or are you are a teacher who will be teaching this grade level for the first time?

Are you looking for ideas on how to teach 4th grade word problems in math? Find out about strategy, learn some characteristics, and discover some new resources to teach this important math skill.