So, you say, studying seems surreal – especially in English class? Then, consider reading this: a post written to dispel some of the mystery behind literary analysis using SOAPStone. It’s truly a wonder. Through SOAPStone: How could we possibly know the author’s or…
When I first met my third-grade student, she was a struggling reader with poor penmanship according to her parents. After working closely with her to build up her math, reading and writing skills, they decided to seek outside help in reading and…
A Second Grade Visual Spatial Learner A visual spatial learner in the second grade fell into trouble with her studies. She passed first grade with the stipulation that her parents continue tutoring over the summer. So that by the beginning of second grade,…
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer through the slings and arrows of an unrelatable topic during writing assignments or to take a stand against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them- this is the question! The Noble Task of…
Greek Mythology Project Greek Mythology, examined in a cultural sense, might as well been written in a different language. When my middle school student was assigned Quicksilver to read, she might as well have said, “It’s all Greek to me!” Naturally, in middle…
You might say, “What does 7th grade note-taking have to do with scholarly writing?” Well, I believe that if you instill proper formatting early on (i.e., during middle school), when a student is asked to use APA, Chicago Style, MLA, etc., later on,…
I was thrilled to see the enthusiasm in my 7th grader when I arrived for tutoring. She told me that she read more than a chapter of The HUNGER GAMES since our last lesson. This reading activity she initiated herself, even though this…
