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Tag: secondary instruction

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018megankortlandt

The SAT Essay: Preparing Students for the Test & Tips for Sealing the Deal

There aren’t any cheat sheets or formulas to help students do well on the SAT essay. But as it turns out, that might actually be a good thing.

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February 9, 2017February 8, 2017megankortlandt

No Unicorns Here: Demystifying the Hard Work of Reading with Mentor Texts

How adopting a mentor text approach to writing instruction is actually helping me teach reading comprehension

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