Beth MacDonald

3rd Grade ELA Teacher

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

I believe the "Asking the 4 W's Strategy" would be great to use with this "Captions for Illustrations" Lesson! https://t.co/Br7M10oDpF #SWVisualLiteracy
@LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

How many times do teachers get asked how to spell a particular word each day?... Too many to count! "Spell as Best You Can -On the First Go" is a great strategy that has worked well with my students! #SWGADemonstratingMeaning #writingstrategiesbook @Jserravallo @LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

@30aughtsix @LisaGilligan4 @JSerravallo I've never tried this strategy with my 3rd graders, but I have done this in a co-teaching workshop. I remember it being a great strategy for synthesizing information. Thanks for sharing! @LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

@amybbowden @JSerravallo This strategy would benefit my 3rd graders immensely with the skill of summarizing! This strategy is easy to understand and chunks information together. Thanks for sharing this one! @LisaGilligan4

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I was delighted to see Summarizing with SWBST in Jennifer Serravallo’s Reading Strategies Book. It is an easy way to teach students to summarize short stories. Laminate to reuse easily!! #SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

@amybbowden @JSerravallo Oh, I love this strategy! My students struggle with breaking down the event of the plot. I like the use of the sticky notes!! @LisaGilligan4

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Using a plot mountain for every story helps students become familiar with the various elements of plot. This strategy is called Uh-Oh…Phew in The Reading Strategies Book.
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[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

@MichelleSRead2 @JSerravallo @LisaGilligan4 I like the idea of students reading the text, and then covering it up to retell what they learned from the reading. I've helped my students practice retelling, but not quite like this. Great idea! @LisaGilligan4

[Michelle S. @MichelleSRead2]

This worked well for my students, but because they are all non-readers, I use videos for #1.
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@LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

The strategy "10.7 Bold Words Signal Importance" in The Reading Strategies Book helped my students see how to use the bold words in a text to aid with comprehension. Awesome strategy! #SWGAGainingMeaning #readingstrategiesbook @JSerravallo @LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

The teacher/researcher that wrote this article used a science textbook to help students become comfortable using informational text structures in order to better comprehend the text. You should check it out! https://t.co/GuSQG3zmU9
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@LisaGilligan4

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

Plural Noun Practice https://t.co/qIIcICwri7 @LisaGilligan4 #SWGAMaterialsMatter

[Beth MacDonald @bethmac30]

Authenticity is so important @edutopia #SWGALiteracyLeader