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5 Must-Have Books on Teaching Multilingual Learners
May 8, 2025
Multilingual learners need teachers and schools that support their educational equity, academic success, and positive social-emotional development. In today’s post, explore five important new books that prepare educators to promote…
13 Best-Practice Tips for Naptime in Early Childhood Classrooms
May 6, 2025
In your early childhood learning environment, how does naptime usually go? If you need some ideas for helping young children get the rest they need during the day, try the…
4 Study Strategies for Students Who Struggle with Executive Function
April 24, 2025
*Today’s post has been adapted from the chapter “The Role of Executive Function in Literacy Instruction” by Monica Gordon-Pershey, in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition, edited by Judith R. Birsh &…
5 Reasons to Get Your Students Unstuck and On Target!
April 22, 2025
Strengthening students’ executive function skills is one of the most important things teachers can do to help students succeed in an era that requires flexibility, emotional regulation, persistence, and strong…
Your Quick Guide to Planning Effective Writing Assignments
April 17, 2025
Today’s guest post is by Joan Sedita, author of The Writing Rope. When assigning writing tasks, how often do you receive work that doesn’t meet your expectations? A common issue…
5 Ways to Create a Regulating Space at Classroom Mealtime
April 15, 2025
Today’s post is adapted from Meaningful Mealtimes by Yev Veverka, Susan A. Ramage, Christy Baker, Kelsey Milne, & Emilie Dupont—a practical, inclusive guide to making mealtimes fulfilling and meaningful experiences…
Inside a Translanguaging Classroom: Building Success for Bilingual Learners
April 10, 2025
What is a translanguaging classroom? Kate Seltzer, Susana Ibarra Johnson, and Ofelia García, authors of The Translanguaging Classroom, Second Edition, define it as: A space built collaboratively by the teacher and…
8 Actions for Managing Classroom Conflicts in Young Children
April 1, 2025
No matter how engaging your lessons are and how welcoming your classroom is, young learners will experience some degree of conflict with their peers. Whether these conflicts are fleeting arguments…
Teaching Autistic Students: 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Paula Kluth’s New Training!
March 31, 2025
Have you signed up for Paula Kluth’s new professional development session, “You’re Going to Love This Kid”: Teaching Autistic Students in the Inclusive Classroom? A full 10 hours of virtual…
5 Ways to Get to Know Your English Language Learners
March 27, 2025
Today’s post is adapted from Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners, by Shelley Fairbairn & Stephaney Jones-Vo. Teach English language learners? Don’t underestimate the importance of becoming familiar…