Month: April 2025

Phonemic Awareness Interventions: Keeping Students Engaged

Phonemic Awareness Interventions: Keeping Students Engaged Phonemic Awareness Interventions: Keeping Students Engaged

Through the science of reading, we know how critical it is for young students to receive daily, structured practice with phonemic awareness. For students who need more support, additional instruction and repetition might be needed. In this post, I’m sharing tips for how to keep students engaged and motivated during phonemic awareness interventions. What is […]

The REAL Role of Boredom in Classroom Behavior Challenges

The REAL Role of Boredom in Classroom Behavior Challenges The real role of boredom in classroom behavior challenges

Boredom is often blamed for misbehavior in the classroom; students aren’t engaged in an activity, so they act out. However, a teacher cannot possibly keep 25 different children engaged 100% of the entire school day. If boredom was the true culprit of challenging behavior, all students would misbehave at some point during the day. But, […]