Reading is a life-changing experience. However, it is a “biologically unnatural” process that humans have only been doing for a short time in evolutionary terms. In contrast to learning spoken language, children must be taught the English writing system and how to master the code for both reading and spelling.
In this post, I’ll be sharing an overview of the science of reading. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a lot about the science of reading. As a teacher and a parent, I’m pretty excited
In this post, I’ll be sharing humorous titles for teacher memoirs. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. I recently finished reading Teacher by Gabbie Stroud. It’s a powerful memoir of one teacher’s journey. It got me thinking about my own teaching journey and so I
In this post I’ll be sharing some tips for boosting your confidence as a first year teacher. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. Confession time! When I landed my first teaching job, I felt like a total fraud. I had no idea what I was
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In this post I’ll be sharing some tips for preventing teacher burnout. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. I’m going to be honest with you, teaching is a crazy-hard job! Up to 50% of teachers leave the profession in their first five years of teaching,
