Middle School Reading

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

After part one of guided reading and small groups in middle school ELA, this post outlines what the other students are doing during this time

Reading comprehension skills like making inferences, finding the main idea, and recognizing cause and effect are critical curriculum eleme...

My favorite school days are the ones that find us in a bit of a routine, when my middle school students are to the point where they are energized and enthusiastic while knowing procedures and classroom expectations. One project that has exemplified this glorious balance has been our reader's notebooks.

Guided reading is a valuable tool for middle school teachers looking to improve their students’ literacy skills. It's an effective strategy to increase comprehension and fluency, and promotes engagement and motivation.

Are your middle grade students reading? Discover 12 ways to moivate your middle grade students to read-- either again for for the first time.

Despite generations of well-intentioned interventions, two-thirds of middle school students in the United States are not proficient in reading, and approximately half of those students do not have the basic skills they were expected to learn in elementary school.

Getting middle school students excited about reading is really challenging, and without fun and engaging texts to read, students will quickly lose interest. One sure-fire way to keep students engaged in your reading class is to use reading comprehension worksheets about topics they are actually interested in. That's why we have put together this list of fun and interesting reading comprehension worksheets for middle school students. As always, these are FREE to use in your class. Simply…

Teaching struggling readers at the high school level? Scaffold their comprehension by focusing on these four important reading strategies.

After part one of guided reading and small groups in middle school ELA, this post outlines what the other students are doing during this time