A Picture Dictionary is such an important vocabulary support for newcomer and beginning English Language Learners! This teaching blog post gives tips and ideas for how to use a picture dictionary with students and reasons why they are such a helpful resource for elementary and middle school ESL students. Use for reading and writing with ELLs.

As a teacher, I'm always looking for ways to help my students become more independent. If you're like me, you'll probably want to support your students’ ongoing learning with these Personal Desk Dictionaries: Pre-filled with the top 100 Dolch high-frequency sight words (grade specific), these ready-to-print dictionaries also provide plenty of space for new words that are personalized to each student’s individual spelling needs. Great resource to use instead of (or with) a word wall. They are…

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Today I'm going to to be talking all about setting up a Writer's Notebook, which can be easily implement at the beginning of the year...

Grab these free spelling dictionaries for kids in first, second, and third grade! I love how they come in different versions depending on the needs of your learners. They're great to support children's writing and their learning of sight words. #spelling

Have your students learn independence with this one of a kind "I can Try" personal dictionary!

These Dictionary Skills Mini-Books will engage your students and get them to become Dictionary Detectives! Here's to Dictionary Skills made easy!