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Supporting Struggling Readers in Middle Grades
With targeted interventions and a supportive classroom environment, these students can begin to feel successful, which in turn helps motivate them to try.

Warning Signs Of Struggling Readers
As students with poor reading skills fall farther behind, they tend to avoid reading, which weakens their skills and compounds the problem.

Grammar BalloonPop™ – The Review Game You Need!
BalloonPop™ is self-correcting and self-paced. As students play, they are returned to the question to try again after an incorrect answer.

5th Grade Math Test Prep Bundle
Review is good for students – but only if they are engaged and actively participate. Enter test prep games.

Teaching Reading In Social Studies
If you had taught my kids in middle school, you might not have even realized they both struggled with reading.

How Being Stressed Can Change Test Scores
Let’s talk about a few ways we can teach students how not to stress over tests.

How To Destress Standardized Testing
I’ve seen how high-stakes testing has affected kids. We have kids who are so stressed out that they’re throwing up on their tests.

More Test Taking Strategies To Start Teaching Your Students
This week, I thought we should discuss strategies to use when different types of test questions are given to students.

Test Taking Strategies To Start Teaching Your Students
As teachers help students prepare, we need to make sure that they not only feel comfortable with the material but also with taking a test.