Due to the serious Covid-19, students cannot go back school and have to study at home. It is because of this exceptional situation, teachers need to make more effort on closing the Achievement Gap. Achievement Gap: The variation in learning performance between different race, gender, or socioeconomic status of students. To close the…
Last time, we introduced “Under the weather”, “Break a leg”, “Once in a blue moon”, “Go down in flames” and “Beat around the bush”. And now, we are going to learn five more English idioms. Hit the sack Meaning: to go to bed How do you use it? When you’re exhausted or sleepy, it’s time…
An “Idiom” is a group of words with a meaning that’s different from its literal meaning. You’ll often find them in TV shows and movies because they add “color” to the conversation. They are a great way to add “color” to your own conversations when you speak English. Here are some popular idioms for you…
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. – Joseph Addison (English Essayist, Poet and Playwright) 6 useful skills to help your students excited for Reading! Travel with Your Mind Reading can transport you instantly, try using reading to launch exciting adventures. Allow everyone to close their eyes and choose a spot…
Successful reading instruction often includes guided reading. A small-group practice in which students read texts at their reading level. Much of today’s literacy instruction uses guiding reading strategies to engage students with a variety of texts, encouraging them to apply the reading skills they’ve learned! Allows teachers to support each reader’s development as they process…
Vocabulary A-Z is one of the Learning A-Z product that helps K–5 students build vocabulary and increase reading comprehension. In addition to providing premade and customizable vocabulary lessons, Vocabulary A-Z now features online and mobile student practice, as well as digital reporting to inform instruction! Vocabulary A-Z makes it easy to provide effective, differentiated vocabulary…
Congrats to Learning A-Z! Learning A-Z’s English literacy program – Raz-Plus just won the “Best Reading/Writing/Literature Instructional Solution for Grades PreK-8”. Learning A-Z is on a major winning streak – 5 consecutive years that Learning A-Z has won at least one CODiE! Why Raz-Plus is the best? Raz-Plus provides a comprehensive, blended learning solution to help teachers…