Elementary Educators

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2009-11-06 Elementary Educators - teacing grade 1 at the first time:

Dear Swissar, Yikes!! The best thing I can tell you, in your situation, is this: 1. To get their attention, even if no one is listening or looking toward you, quickly say things like: I see three

2009-11-05 Elementary Educators - testing:

Hi Kellie, No, I'm not familiar with DRA, but if your daughter is reading chapter books in Kinder I'd say that she's doing very will indeed. I don't know why the teacher started where she did, except

2009-11-05 Elementary Educators - reading assessment:

Hello Kellie, Yes, I am very familiar with the DRA. Our district uses this assessment and I used the DRA for four years of teaching first grade. Typically, first, the teacher gets an idea for the

2009-11-04 Teaching Advice - Math:

Many times adolescents who are good at Math struggle communicating especially through writing. I was one of those students myself when I was 13! The first thing I would do is to express to your son that

2009-10-31 Teaching Advice - reinfore good behaviour to kids:

Kylie, Classroom management is always a difficult part of the job. Engaging students by creating a learning environment where students want to learn is a career-long endeavor. First, I want to say that