Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.

When it comes to running your own business, everyone seems to have a plan to make you successful. You can read and study and even mimic the greats but that doesn’t necessarily mean you will s…

Here is a list of my most favorite ESL teaching resources: books, websites and simply products that make my life as an ESL teacher easier!

"Instructional methods are used by teachers to create learning environments and to specify the nature of the activity in which the teacher and learner will be involved during the lesson. While particular methods are often associated with certain strategies, some methods may by found within a variety of strategies. Instructional strategies determine the approach a teacher may take to achieve learning objectives." Jim Lerman's insight: Be sure to go to the url indicated at the bottom of the infographic; it takes readers to a website that provides complete descriptions of each of the instructional strategies names in the graphic. A very comprehensive list. Educators of any level of experience are likely to find something new and useful here.

Spelling words with ch or tch. This generalization states that when you hear the /ch/ sound at the end of a syllable and it is immediately preceded by

Every English language arts teacher needs a variety of successful, student led discussion strategies that will provide opportunities for student learning.

Did you know that working memory is now suggested to be one of the best indicators of academic success? Working memory is a cognitive functioning that enables an individual to remember and use relevant information to complete an activity. Information enters the brain through the senses and our conscious awareness processes and makes sense of the information through thoughts, inner visualizations, and the inner voice. It also enables learners to hold multiple pieces of information in the mind and manipulate them. It is often described as a mental workspace that helps students stay focused, block distractions and stay abreast of their surroundings. Click on the image to the right to learn more. What is the Working Memory Process? Attending to the immediate experience Accessing prior information Holding and processing information Satisfying current goals. What are Some Fun Facts about Working Memory? Working memory focuses attention on experiences in the moment. Working memory only lasts a few seconds. Working memory can hold about four items. Working memory is a better indicator of success than I.Q. What are the Symptoms of a Weak Working Memory? Seldom volunteers and difficulty answering direct questions. Difficulties following a series of directives. Challenges when learning new concepts and vocabulary. Trouble completing tasks to completion. Appears unmotivated, inattentive and is easily distracted. Difficulty remembering passwords, phone numbers, and other rote memory activities. Trouble organizing sounds, sentences, and stories. Problems conducting mental math and problem-solving. Challenges with note-taking or copying from the board. Difficulties maintaining stamina during complex tasks. How Can I Strengthen Working Memory? If you would like to learn more about how to strengthen working memory, click here. Cheers, Erica Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning and Dyslexia Materials. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses. · Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/ · YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1 · Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/ · Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ & www.dyslexiamaterials.com · Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ · Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/69400

Executed well, student-centered instructional methods can disarm some of the more intimidating parts of academia.

This blog post contains information about 10 learning design strategies to engage the learners.

Visual processing is an important cognitive skill for children to develop, and there are many fun games that help to strengthen this skill. What is Visual Processing and Why is it Important? Visual processing is a visual cognitive skill that allows us to process and interpret meaning from the visual information that we see through our eyes, and it plays an important role in reading, math, and spelling. What Are the Cognitive Skills that Make up Visual Processing Visual processing involves a number of cognitive components: Visual Processing Speed: the ability to process visual information at a rapid pace. Visual Scanning: the ability to look at and absorb all parts of visual information and text. Visual-Spatial Skills: the ability to mentally manipulate 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures. Visual-Spatial Reasoning: the ability to perceive the spatial relationships between objects. Visual Construction Skills: the ability to organize and manually manipulate spatial information to make a design. Visual Memory: the ability to remember what is seen. Visual Motor Integration: the ability to translate visual perception into motor planning, sequencing, control, coordination, and speed. Visual Synthesis: the ability to unite visual information into a coherent whole. Visual Sequencing: the ability to determine or remember the order of symbols, words, or objects. Visual Closure: the ability to make sense of visual information when some of the image is missing. Visual Reasoning: the ability to find meaning and make sense out of visual information. What Are Some Games that Can Help to Develop These Skills? Set: Set is a card game of recognition and deduction. Each card contains one of three symbols (squiggles, diamonds, ovals) in varying numbers (up to three), colors (purple, green, red), and degrees of shading. A player arranges 12 cards, face up, and all the players quickly discriminate "sets" of three cards linked by combinations of sameness or difference. This game works on visual discrimination, processing speed, reasoning, sequencing, and visual scanning. Spot it: Spot it is played with 55 cards, each decorated with eight symbols varying in size and orientation. The object of the game is to be the first to spot the one symbol in common between two or more cards. This game works on visual processing speed, scanning, motor integration, discrimination, and memory. Logic Links: Each puzzle is comprised of a series of clues that instruct the player where to place colored chips to solve a puzzle. This game works on visual reasoning, sequencing, and visual scanning. Blokus: The goal of this game is for players to fit all of their pieces onto the board. The player who gets rid of all of their tiles first is the winner. This game works on visual-motor integration, reasoning, sequencing, construction skills, spatial skills, and synthesis. Pixy Cubes: Pixy Cubes uses challenge cards for players to match or they can design colorful pictures with 16 colorful cubes. This game works on visual-motor integration, memory, processing speed, spatial reasoning, sequencing, construction skills, spatial skills, and synthesis. Q-Bits: Q-Bitz will challenge your visual agility. Players puzzle over how to quickly recreate the patterns on the game cards using their set of 16 cubes. This game works on visual-motor integration, processing speed, spatial reasoning, sequencing, construction skills, spatial skills, and synthesis. Q-Bits Extreme: This is the same game as Q-Bits, but the cubes are not all the same and the puzzles are more challenging. This game works on visual-motor integration, processing speed, spatial reasoning, sequencing, construction skills, spatial skills, and synthesis. Blink: Blink is a quick game where two players race to be the first to use all their cards. Players quickly match cards by the shape, count, or color on the cards. The first player out of cards wins. This works on visual processing speed, discrimination, and scanning. More Help with Visual Processing: Following Directions Primary: Following Directions Primary, offers a 49-page download that includes coloring activities and process of elimination activities. Cute animals and aliens as well as numbers, letters, shapes, and arrows are used to develop visual processing, listening skills, linguistic abilities and the core cognitive skills needed for reading. If you are interested in learning more about this publication and would like to download free activities click here. Reversing Reversals Primary: Reversing Reversals Primary strengthens the foundational cognitive skills needed for reading and math. It also develops visual processing and perception such as reversals that impacts students with dyslexia. This publication is available as a download, and it offers 72 pages of activities as well as a game. If you would like to learn more about this publication and also get free activities click here. I hope you found this helpful. If you know of other card or board games that you find benefit visual processing, please share them below. Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses. · Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/ · YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1 · Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/ · Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ · Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ · Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/69400

Kids and young adults with ADHD can be extremely bright, creative, and helpful. These are often the learners coming up with new invention ideas, filling up a journal with intricate comic book drawings, and eager to answer all of your questions in class. With that said, learners with ADHD can struggl

SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture.

This 90 second video will give you some background into the source and purpose of Marzano Scales. Read on for more specific information! Marzano’s The NEW Art and Science of Teaching, highli…

Do you get stressed trying to squeeze in all the curriculum you need to cover? This is Deanna from A Primary Owl and believe me this is my daily struggle! I teach third grade and the amount of Social Studies and Science topics we have to cover is crazy....plus we take District Assessments over all these topics so nothing can be skipped or else my students will bomb the tests. One of my go-to strategies is one that has been around a long time, it's one of those oldies but goodies. So when I am crunched for time, I have my students JIGSAW the topics and let THEM be the experts. They love this part, I tell them they are going to be the teachers. Third graders just eat that up:) STEP ONE: Here is a great website that can give you the break down of all the steps but the first thing I decide is how I want to break apart the material being studied. Often for me, it is a chapter in a textbook. For example, right now we are studying the Habitats of Georgia so I divided the groups into the different regions. STEP TWO: Then decide how many students will need to be in each group. I let my students pick the group they want to be in but you can also assign groups. Then give the groups their guidelines on how they are going to study and present the material. This is where large chart paper comes in handy! I almost always have my groups make a chart. STEP THREE: After each group has time to study the material and decide how to "teach" it, it is time to do the presenting. The idea is that you take one expert from each group and form the JIGSAW groups, where each person presents their material to a small group. Sometimes, I have the groups present to the class as a whole (depending on the subject matter and how many groups I have). STEP FOUR: One important step, is to make sure you have a way for students to demonstrate what they learned from each group. You may want them to take notes as each person presents, or have a short formative assessment. FREEBIE: This strategy works so well and students love it. They enjoy learning from their peers and I love being able to cover topics in an efficient way. You can get a copy of my planning guide by clicking the picture: So don't forget about this awesome strategy the next time you're trying to squeeze it all in! Don't forget to keep checking back with us, we've got some great tips for fall coming up!

Kids and young adults need to be able to problem-solve on their own. Every day, kids are faced with a huge number of social situations and challenges. Whether they are just having a conversation with a peer, working with a group on a project, or dealing with an ethical dilemma, kids must use their s

Check out the top picks for ESL Time Filler games and activities. Kill some time in English class with these fun activities.

Cath, a content creator, left her full-time job as a marketer and grew her monthly Pinterest viewers from 7K to 100K in just two months. Her success on Pinterest increased her blog traffic 191% in ONE month.

There are many types of marketing strategy, but which is the right one? Follow 4 easy steps to build a promotional strategy right for YOUR business.

Setting up a Pinterest account for your blog or online business can seem overwhelming at first. There’s so much that goes into setting up a Pinterest business account -- trust me, I get it! But, the most common question I get from new bloggers is, “What Pinterest boards should I have?”

Struggling to gain traction with your new Pinterest account? Here are some tips to help you achieve a better reach with your pins!

This post is going to be short and simple as the must read tip is this.... Text Overlay on your image! Yes, simply having a text overlay with keywords WILL increase your traffic from Pinterest.

Ok, let's be real. The changes on Pinterest over the last few years have been I-N-S-A-N-E. Like many bloggers and Pinterest VAs, I had whiplash and a solid case of PTSD from the spam filter

Are you trying hard to get success with your Pinterest marketing, but not getting the results you desire? This ultimate Pinterest marketing guide will help you.....

These Pinterest marketing tips help me get 1 million monthly impressions and a ton of free traffic to my website. Find out here!

Updated:2019 Looking for a Pinterest strategy that works? My current Pinterest pinning strategy brings thousands of visitors to my blog every single day!

Five reasons why your Pinterest strategy might be failing you, might not be working, might not be what you thought it was gonna be.

7 PR Strategies you need to develop and use to build a brand without any experience. Use those 7 tips and increase revenues.

Pinterest Rich Pins are essential in getting the most out of Pinterest by letting people know that you have professional content and a professional brand.

Using Pinterest for blog traffic is one of the best social media strategies you can use! Read this complete guide to learn how.

This post is going to be short and simple as the must read tip is this.... Text Overlay on your image! Yes, simply having a text overlay with keywords WILL increase your traffic from Pinterest.

Dive into what is brand strategy & how it uniquely impacts your business. Discover its difference from business strategy and transform your brand today!

The seven top Pinterest marketing mistakes and how you can fix them to use Pinterest to grow your business.

How to increase traffic on Pinterest to boost sales and use text overlay. Plus mannually pinning versus automatic pinning.

How to find Pinterest keywords for your Pinterest marketing strategy to help you grow sales and traffic. Find your Pinterest keywords in these 5 places!

There's a fairly new feature that every business owner is crazy about on Pinterest, and that's no other than idea pins! Suppose you don't know what they're. In that case, you can think of them as Pinterest's equivalent to Instagram stories, and they're what Pinterest is putting a lot of focus on am

Learn 4 tips to get people to pin your content on Pinterest. It's simple to get pins, when you do it the right way to not be marked as spam.

All you need to know about idea pins on Pinterest - what are they, what to include in idea pins, how to create them and more!

Learn to develop a PR strategy for your personal Brand, increase Brand awareness and sales for your online Businesss and beyond.

Boost low impressions and get ahead of the algorithm changes with the free Pinterest Marketing Strategy Guide to get more traffic to your blog.