What if your students were
motivated and actively engaged in
reading and language arts activities?
According to experts in the field,
reading and language arts skills are
best acquired when students are actively
engaged in their own learning.
Reading and Language Arts Worksheets
Don’t Grow Dendrites
focuses on brain-based literacy
strategies for Grades K-12, structured
around the International Reading
Association and National Council of
Teachers of English standards. It
contains over 300 activities from
hundreds of teachers as well as the
author’s own classroom models.
This practical resource is dedicated to
literacy strategies that apply to the
way students learn to read and read to
learn. These hands-on techniques will
help you teach reading in relevant,
motivating, and engaging ways. The
activities cover essential areas of
literacy instruction, including:
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics and vocabulary
instruction
- Text comprehension
- Reading authentically, widely,
and strategically
- Writing strategically
- Creating, critiquing, and
discussing texts
- Conducting research Using
technological resources
- Respecting diversity in language
Participating in literary
communities
- Using language to accomplish
purposes
Unless students are involved and
actively engaged in learning, true
learning rarely occurs. Invite your
students to use their higher-level
thinking skills, increase their
comprehension, and make the learning
their own!
