Easier-To-Read Fahrenheit 451 is Ready To Go! Once again, I am delighted to bring you a new title for your ELL and SPED students! Also useful, I’d like to add, for lazy kids and literal kids. Kind of a one-stop shop. The irony that I’ve created an un-burnable digital copy of a book about burning […]
I am excited to announce that I have recorded enough voice-overs for the Adapted Literature books to start an Enraged2Engaged YouTube channel! I feel extremely fortunate to have friends and co-workers to add their uniqne voices for these modified texts. It is always gratifying to work with a team and bring new materials into the […]
I have hesitated to write about this topic because I feel that negativity can overtake the discourse pretty quickly, but I’m going to make a valiant effort to address it with solutions (at the end), as opposed to just bitching. I mean, I plan to bitch, but in a, like, cathartic way. So, here we […]
I know a lot of teachers are pretty pissed off about how this school year is shaking out. It’s been tough on us. At first, I was really depressed about having to start from scratch redesigning everything about my social skills class so it would address current issues and function in a remote environment. I mean, when you’ve mentally prepared yourself that it’s about to be Your Year, a pandemic is a solid kick in the teeth. But I pulled up my Big Teacher Panties (thanks, COVID Fifteen!) and got to work.
My teaching team has been making the best of a rotten situation this spring. We haven’t been able to see our students, and we are disappointed to have missed out on our end-of-year traditions. However, our new and returning peer models (cadet teachers) have never had more availability to attend training sessions! I’ll take the […]
Adapted Literature Selection: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman This retelling of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper reads at an automated readability index of grade 4/5. Classic literature doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or too hard. Summary sites online and those little yellow and black notebooks are no longer your only choices for students […]
SECD Lesson of the Week: E2E Box of Chocolates Printable SECD Game In the film, Forrest Gump, Sally Field’s character says “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” As adults with a mature set of experiences, we know how very true that statement is! Young adults with social […]
This may be difficult to believe if you’ve only known my work surrounding behavior and SECD, but my first love was teaching English. I taught high school English (9, 11, and 12) for nine years before I pursued my master’s in SPED and found my other love, behavior/SECD. This year, I picked up a section […]
This Week’s Adapted Literature Selection: E2E Walden by Henry David Thoreau This retelling of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden reads at an automated readability index of grade 3/4. This text aligns to the version in Holt’s Elements of Literature: Fifth Course. Classic literature doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or too hard. Summary sites online and those little yellow […]
Adapted Literature Selection: E2E Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway This retelling of Ernest Hemingway’s Soldier’s Home reads at an automated readability index of grade 3/4. This text aligns to the version in Holt’s Elements of Literature: Fifth Course. Classic literature doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or too hard. Summary sites online and those little yellow and black […]
