Language Arts/English Strategies

Audio Feedback & Commentary on Student Writing This professional article validates the use
of audio feedback to improve student writing.

Clustering Process for Writing Papers Students tend to get stuck on the introductory sentence. So often, they spend hours of wasted time unable to get past the first paragraph. This method of clustering ideas and chunking the writing process into manageable steps helps not only struggling writers to be successful, but also assists college bound students with their college and scholarship application
essays!

Color Coded Grammar This strategy assists students with remembering parts of speech. The color coded grammar mnemonic not only attaches color to grammar as a memory strategy, it uses a snapshot device and analogy.

Reading, Writing, Rapping This is an article about a teacher using music and rapping to teach reading & writing. It’s inspiring to read about how much students enjoy these English classes.

The Fitzpell Method of Studying Spelling Words This method of studying spelling words uses color
and chunking to increase visual recall for correct spelling.