Joan Adams

Silent Reading Reemerges

Silent reading in the classroom has been replaced by guided instruction because of standardized tests. However, ten minutes of silent independent reading should be a

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Classroom Boredom

Classroom boredom is not uncommon. Students and teachers get bored with the same old lessons. Teachers do not try to have lessons that bore students.

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Parent-Teacher Relationships

Parent-teacher relationships are important. It’s important to start forming a bond as soon as the new school year begins. The goals of parent-teacher meetings are

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Misspelled Words by Students

Misspelled, mispronounced, and misused words are common in writing and speaking.  The prefix ‘mis’ is a morpheme that means not, wrongly, or incorrectly. There are

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