Linking Listening & Speaking with Reading & WritingValentina Gonzalez explores how oral language skills and literacy development work together, offering strategies for weaving listening and speaking into reading and writing instruction for secondary students. |
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The Science of Reading for Grades 4–12Dr. Jenny French breaks down what the Science of Reading means for older students, moving beyond foundational phonics to address the full range of literacy needs for struggling readers in middle and high school. |
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Cultural Responsiveness Always and All YearHolly Sawyer makes the case that culturally responsive teaching isn't a unit or a month -- it's a mindset. She shares practical approaches for honoring students' identities and backgrounds every day in the secondary classroom. |
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HOLLY SAWYER Secondary EL Teacher |
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Newcomer Multilingual LearnersValentina Gonzalez digs into the unique challenges newcomer students face and offers classroom-ready strategies for building language, content knowledge, and connection with students who are brand new to English. |
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Decodable Readers in the Secondary ClassroomDr. Jenny French addresses a common hesitation head-on: yes, decodable readers belong in middle and high school. She explains how to use them effectively with older students who are still building foundational reading skills. |
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Background KnowledgeValentina Gonzalez unpacks why background knowledge is one of the most powerful -- and most overlooked -- drivers of reading comprehension, and how teachers can intentionally build it across content areas. |
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What's Behind AIHolly Sawyer takes a teacher's-eye view of artificial intelligence, helping educators understand what AI actually is, how it works, and what it means for students and classrooms today.
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HOLLY SAWYER Secondary EL Teacher |
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Top Reasons to Use The Story of America in Secondary ClassroomsA closer look at Saddleback's American history series, highlighting how The Story of America supports struggling readers with accessible, engaging content that meets the demands of secondary social studies instruction. |
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Long-Term English Learners (ELs)Valentina Gonzalez shines a light on long-term English learners -- students who have been in U.S. schools for years but haven't yet reached academic language proficiency -- and shares targeted strategies to help them break through. |
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Build a Unit With Me!Holly Sawyer walks through her unit-building process in real time, showing teachers how to design coherent, engaging instruction using Saddleback materials from planning all the way to assessment. |
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HOLLY SAWYER Secondary EL Teacher |
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Echo and Choral ReadingValentina Gonzalez demonstrates echo and choral reading as powerful fluency-building tools for secondary classrooms, explaining how these simple, low-pressure techniques support all learners -- especially English learners and struggling readers. |
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