"I put words on paper, and then I push them a bit," is how one famous writer described his craft. In teaching expository writing to second-graders, your task is to encourage the children to put lots of words on paper and then to push them around a bit. Expository wiring has a purpo...
In second grade, children should be able to write opinion, informative and narrative pieces, according to the Common Core Standards. Book reports offer students an opportunity to practice their informative writing through a synopsis of a book. Some teachers may assign a book for the report, but...
Thanksto Steve Collins for provoking this essay and to Rachel Ruina whose story about how to teach writing to second graders is its core. Also, to Saskya van Nouhuys, Dave Nutter, Hermann and Barbara Riedel, Peter Woodbury, Steven Youra, Dirk van Nouhuys, Sidney Orlov, Rudra Pratap, Ma...
Reading & writing Concepts such as phonemic awareness, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary development are key to the second grade homeschool curriculum. You need to teach your children about clarity in speaking, using the correct pronunciations and phrase comprehension techniques. You should also ...
Initiative notes that with guidance from adults, fifth graders should develop the skills to strengthen their writing "by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach." Students also should gain the skills to revise their work based on feedback provided by instructors and peers...
In your last letter, you asked me about my trip to Yunnan last summer vacation. Now I'm writing this letter to tell you something about it.I joined in a summer camp last July. My work was to teach some primary school students in a small village in Yunnan. I worked in Xinhu a Hope...
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Don't forget the decimal. After writing several numbers and letting students move into position, point out that, if the numbers are represented correctly, all the decimals should be standing in a row. Do this activity a few more times until all students have had the chance to be a "...
second- and third-graders in the eight schools incorporating the Teaching Matters early reading program were reading at grade level at the start of the year, according to Daniel Long ofResearch for Action,an independent evaluation consulting firm focused on education policy and education intervention....