The EB Academics Blog
Evidence-Based Strategies for ELA Success
Welcome to the EB Academics Blog, where our mission is to support and serve Middle School ELA teachers with engaging and rigorous lesson ideas backed by educational research. Each post offers practical strategies designed to increase student learning outcomes while helping you find joy and sustainability in your teaching practice. Our evidence-based approach ensures you can implement these techniques with confidence.
Summer is almost here.
And for many teachers, that means one very important thing:
You can breathe again.
You can rest.
You can recharge.
You can m...
If you have ever sat down on a Sunday night with a stack of essays you promised yourself you would grade all weekend, this episode is for you.
You ca...
It’s April.
Students are tired.
You are tired.
The thought of grading a stack of essays? Not exactly exciting.
But you still want your students to p...
If your students can memorize vocabulary for a quiz…
…but cannot use those words in discussion or writing…
we have a problem.
And it is probably no...
Let’s start with a scenario that might feel very familiar.
You teach punctuation.
You explain the rules.
You give students practice.
And then… they ...
Let’s be honest.
Informational text does not exactly have the best reputation.
You assign it.
Students groan.
You ask for the main idea… and suddenl...
Your students just spent a full week learning grammar.
They understood the lesson.
They did well on exit tickets.
They even crushed the games.
And t...
If you’ve ever left school on a Friday thinking, “I’ll figure it out Sunday night,” this episode is for you.
Because that little decision has a way o...
If you feel like you are teaching the same grammar concepts over and over again… this episode is going to hit home.
You are reteaching parts of speec...