Ruth Metcalfe
Ruth Metcalfe teaches first graders and is also a mentor teacher in northern Indiana.
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Learning from Our Favorite Illustrators
Ruth Metcalfe tapped a plethora of resources to help her first-grade writers understand how to communicate meaning with illustrations.
Opinion Writing in Primary Grades: Layers of Support
Ruth Metcalfe suggests several layer of supports to uplift young writers as they begin to write their opinions.
Energizing Early Readers: The Classroom Library as a Co-Teacher (Booklist)
Ruth Metcalfe shares a fun-loving and inspiring early reader booklist to help boost reading energy in her classroom library.
Creating a Culture Where Everyone Leads
Ruth Metcalfe shares four ways to develop shared efficacy and leadership.
The Big Screen: Reimagining Read Aloud
Ruth Metcalfe leverages pandemic adjustments into making the read aloud experience bigger and better for her students. The simple act of projecting the read aloud book leads to significant adjustments to meet the needs of young readers.
Student-Created Assessments
Ruth Metcalfe releases responsibility to her first-grade class to create formative assessments and take ownership in their learning.
Making Feedback Visible for Young Writers
Ruth Metcalfe is determined to make teaching points from writing conferences visible for her young multi-language learners. She offers a how-to guide for all teachers to do the same and make the teaching accessible to students even after the conference is over.
Cut-Apart Sentences in Small-Group Reading
Ruth Metcalfe candidly shares the way she tackles the transfer of reading skills with her small group by using cut-apart sentences.
