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yeah phonics is the only way to teach language arts. I'm a huge fan of Diagnostic Spelling Assesment. It allows you to break down the class to thier individual developmental stage. It also allows you to focus in on phonetic trouble spots. "Word Journies" by Geneske is the text I use for the DSA "Wor...

yup...same here in the USA...

yes I'm from the United States. Reading and Writting are strongly connected. The best way to engage students is to have them Write and about things they are interested in. Student's love to share things about themselves, thier familes, pets etc.. Teachers take advantage of this. I have found that st...

ah..oh yeah...your right about a rubus....I guess we are talking about pictographs...

a true rubus is pretty tricky...usually they are used as puzzels..I hate those silly things..I can never get them...

sounds like they like to go to extremes

capitalism in its purest form is just as destructive as socialism

It sounds like you need to walk a fine line. It is true that the Soviets, under Stalin helped to drive the Japan from China....as did the US. It is also true that Stalin...was not nice... I have two answers for you as to your role as a teacher. American Answer: teach all of history..teach the good t...

I would recomend "Words thier Way" and "Kid Writting" both of these books are core resources I use. I also use "Word Journies". "Words thier Way" and "Kid Writting" both provide curriculumn outlines as well as resources that you can use in your classroom. There is also lots of quallity childreans' l...

Perhaps having a word wall with both the english word and a rubus might be helpful. I am have slowly become a huge fan of word walls. It wouldn't be that much more work to combine a picture with the word on the word wall. Students may find this helpfull in both thier reading and writing.

I understand you thinking about the rubus books. Have you considered using worldless picturebooks like "Tuesday" or "Trip to the Metropolitian". These books tell a rich store totally in in illustrations. You can have the students write or tell the story in English. You can also introduce vocabulary ...