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Today we’re diving into a key component of fluent reading: sight recognition. This is the ability to instantly recognize and read words without h
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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.
Exemplar Sentences: Using Student Texts to Strengthen Sentence Skills
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Teaching sentence writing doesn’t have to be dry or disconnected from your reading time. In fact, some of the best sentence-writing lessons come st...
Offering Timely and Effective Feedback to Student Writers
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If you're an ELA teacher, chances are good that you've stared at a stack of student papers thinking, How do I give meaningful feedback without spen...
Why a Lexile Score Isn’t Enough: A Smarter Way to Choose Complex Texts
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If you’ve ever searched for the “right” book for your students and landed squarely on a Lexile number, you’re not alone. Quantitative data—like Lex...
A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Research and Writing
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Helping students become confident researchers doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. With our carefully designed resources, research opportunities are ...
Building Accountability Structures for Independent Reading in the Classroom
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Independent reading is a cornerstone of literacy development, supporting critical thinking, comprehension skills, vocabulary development, and a lif...