I’m Terri, and I help teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of older struggling readers overcome their panic and distress so they can make a bigger impact on their students. I use my 40 years’ experience, two master's degrees, and dyslexia practitioner certification to share age-appropriate resources, current information, and research-based training experiences to help educators feel more confident in teaching reading and writing so all their students can achieve! If you are not already receiving our biweekly Thursday newsletter, subscribe here:
Replay: Your HuddleTeach Game Plan - Silent Reading Essentials
Hi Reader!You may have heard mixed opinions about including silent reading time in your classroom. But the truth is, “reading in your head” is a skill—and our striving readers need explicit instruction in how to do it well, even if independent reading time is limited. Every student, including those with the highest reading needs, can learn to read silently with purpose and stamina. Follow the path below to help them get there! Stay tuned for: February 26: Vocabulary Your Students Need March 9: Literacy Menus for the Win Silent reading continuumStudents should master each phase and understand when to use it 💗Free Resource: Updated Silent Reading Playbook Silent reading doesn’t just happen. Like any complex skill, it requires intentional instruction that moves students from reading aloud and whisper reading to sustaining independent, strategic silent reading. The phases students must master is just one resource in our updated 10-page playbook. Download it from the Freebie Library for detailed explanations, classroom strategies, and practical next steps. Reading choicesHelp students understand when to use each type For many students, “reading is reading.” This resource helps clarify four different types of reading and when each is most effective. 💗 Free Resource: Reading Choices Posters and Exit Tickets To Use: Display the poster in your classroom and/or print scaled versions for student notebooks. Review the different reading types together. Use the included exit tickets to help students reflect on when and why they chose a specific reading approach. Strategic silent readingTeach students to leave breadcrumbs as they read There are many annotation systems available, but with striving readers, simpler is often better. In this short audio, I share why I’m so committed to using Think Marks as a tool for active silent reading: 💗Free Resource: Reading Voice Posters 💗 Store Resource: Think Marks posters, desk tags, and bookmarks (also available directly from this email by clicking below or in our website store) To Use: Teach students what strategic silent reading looks and sounds like. Use the Reading Voice posters to help students tune into their inner voice. Then model and practice Think Mark annotations together so students can actively track their thinking while reading silently. (Instructions are included in the resources.)
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I’m Terri, and I help teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of older struggling readers overcome their panic and distress so they can make a bigger impact on their students. I use my 40 years’ experience, two master's degrees, and dyslexia practitioner certification to share age-appropriate resources, current information, and research-based training experiences to help educators feel more confident in teaching reading and writing so all their students can achieve! If you are not already receiving our biweekly Thursday newsletter, subscribe here:
Hi Reader! As a classroom teacher first—and later a reading interventionist—I’ve always stood firmly on the grade-level text hill. I believe in helping struggling readers reach proficiency as quickly as possible, so they can fully participate in the learning around them. In the past, that meant joining peers in thoughtful conversations about books and seeing themselves as capable readers. Those goals still matter—but the stakes are even higher today. Proficiency now also means passing state...
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Hi Reader! Welcome to the last newsletter of 2025! As is our tradition, this edition looks a bit different from our typical email. Not only is it more text-heavy, but also takes a look back at some of the 2025 literacy news and research that impacts you! (Don't want to read it all on a screen? Download the pdf from our Freebie Library!) We hope you have time during this break to relax and flip through our Freebie Library and the information below. We'll all be ready to hit the ground running...