Ditching the Reading Logs; Supporting Students With Dysgraphia; 3 Ways to Boost Middle Schoolers' Confidence in Class |

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November 20, 2019
A way to foster deeper engagement with reading
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Ditching the Reading Logs

Tracking minutes wasn't helping her students, so a teacher asked them to instead discuss their reading every day, making it a social activity.



Speech-to-text software helps.
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Supporting Students With Dysgraphia

While there's not a lot of research on dysgraphia yet, there are a few signs you should look out for, and some evidence-based tactics to help kids with the writing condition.



Normalizing failure has particular benefits for middle schoolers.
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3 Ways to Boost Middle Schoolers' Confidence in Class

Middle school is a distinct phase, and a school counselor has ideas for how teachers can draw out their students' best work.



Three ways to foster student motivation
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Using Culturally Responsive Lessons to Boost Engagement

Identifying students' likes and interests and connecting them to course content is a good way to get students motivated to learn.



Tips for increasing student participation
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Creating a Classroom Culture of Shared Ownership

Getting buy-in from students at the outset encourages them to engage more deeply in their learning.





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