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Teaching and Tapas

| by Alyssha Swanson

Archive Page

  • 2026

    • March

      • 19: Multicultural Reading That Lights Up Reading Comprehension
  • 2019

    • December

      • 31: Interactive Read Alouds: 4 MUST-DO’s
    • November

      • 01: Independent Reading Time EXPECTATIONS THAT WORK
    • October

      • 30: Interactive Read Aloud Lessons For ANY Reading Skill
      • 21: Yes, You Need to Talk About Race in Your Classroom: 22 Days of Anti-Racist Resources for Teachers
  • 2018

    • March

      • 24: Interactive Read Aloud: Ten Rules
      • 19: Teaching Reluctant Readers: 10 Tips
  • 2017

    • November

      • 06: Reading Strategy Groups: Getting Started
    • September

      • 25: What is the Rest of the Class Doing During Small Groups?
    • August

      • 11: 5 Tips For Using a Word Wall Effectively
    • January

      • 17: 3 Steps to Your Most Effective Reading Block
  • 2016

    • November

      • 01: Peek Into My Reading Notebook
    • June

      • 20: 10 Science and Math Summer Activities for Families
    • May

      • 19: Fun (and easy) stuff to start BEFORE the end of the school year!
      • 09: Four Year-End Teaching Tips to Help You Get Ready for Next Year
  • 2015

    • November

      • 23: Teach in an International School
    • February

      • 04: Five Tips for Working With Shy Students (Written By a Shy Teacher)
  • 2014

    • August

      • 01: Digging Deeper with Close Reading
    • April

      • 12: How to Use Debates to Teach Opinion Writing (in the Primary Grades)
    • March

      • 09: How to Manage Your Student Conferring Schedule
    • February

      • 24: My latest baby!
      • 02: Blurt Chart+Minute to Win It Fridays
  • 2013

    • December

      • 09: (FREE) Game for Mastering Math Facts!
      • 05: Goodbye Messy Filing Cabinet! HELLO Organized Binders!
      • 03: How To Use a Math Word Wall
    • November

      • 19: Organizing your Math Manipulatives
      • 17: Tame the nose pickers in your class!
    • May

      • 13: End of the School Year Tips (to be SUPER prepared for next year!)
    • April

      • 30: Interactive Read Aloud in Six Easy Steps…
      • 21: Five tips to increase student engagement in your lessons
      • 09: Context Clues FREEBIE!
      • 07: Opinion Writing Idea and FREEBIE!
    • March

      • 27: Advice from a Substitute Teacher – Do’s and Don’ts (FREEBIE!)
      • 17: Class Reading Challenge (FREEBIE!!!)
      • 11: Anchor Charts: Reading and Writing Goals
      • 08: Turn and talk partners…
      • 06: Thinking Stems FREEBIE!
    • January

      • 30: Show What You Know!
      • 28: Teach Vocabulary With CHARADES of Meaning
      • 20: How to Use Classroom Points for Behavior Management
      • 17: Essential Questions and the EASIEST year round bulletin board
  • 2012

    • November

      • 29: Reading Workshop tips that are workin’ for me!
      • 07: Writing Workshop Motivation. This works!

MEET ALYSSHA

I am a reading teacher and traveler at heart. I spent most of my teaching career abroad, teaching in international schools (most recently: Spain). I am now back in the good 'ol USA, helping teachers figure out how to make reading instruction simple and fantastically effective. Take a peek around and contact me if you have questions! Read More…

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