Reading party ideas classroom

This is my eighth (and final!) post about implementing reading workshop in the primary classroom. In my last post, click HERE to read, I explained how I use English Language Arts checklists (for the Common Core State Standards) as the main way that I assess my students during reading workshop. Today, I will specifically talk […]

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I want to try all of these.

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