What are homonyms?
What are homonyms, homophones, and homographs? We are here to unravel the confusion in this Shurley English Two-Minute Tip.
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Creating a Writing Inspiration Station
There’s nothing like the dreaded feeling of sitting at your desk with a blank sheet of writing paper staring back at you. You see some of your classmates busily jotting down ideas; you see them creating their prewriting map; or you see some classmates looking upward with a pleasant
Shurley English Centers for Your ELA Classroom
Last week, we talked about student-led learning centers. Personally, I found that learning centers gave my students the opportunity to collaborate in small groups, be a leader among their classmates, and learn subject material on a deeper level. This week, we would like to provide you with some tips on
Teacher Talk Episode 5: Using Novelty to Strengthen Focus, Creativity, and Retention
Our brains are wired for novelty, the search for new stimuli. If you have been tuning in to our recent webinars, you know that Shurley English makes learning language arts easier because we intentionally revisit content in a logical, systematic way. But what do you do when the practice becomes
How to Implement Successful Language Arts Centers
When I was a classroom teacher in the 90s, some teachers, including myself, were in the business of creating student-led learning centers or stations for Math, Science, or Language Arts. I loved creating and hosting centers in my classroom because it gave my students the opportunity to collaborate in small