Ruth Metcalfe teaches first graders and is also a mentor teacher in northern Indiana.
Ruth Metcalfe tapped a plethora of resources to help her first-grade writers understand how to communicate meaning with illustrations.
Ruth Metcalfe suggests several layer of supports to uplift young writers as they begin to write their opinions.
Ruth Metcalfe shares a fun-loving and inspiring early reader booklist to help boost reading energy in her classroom library.
Ruth Metcalfe shares four ways to develop shared efficacy and leadership.
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.
Ruth Metcalfe releases responsibility to her first-grade class to create formative assessments and take ownership in their learning.
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.
Ruth Metcalfe candidly shares the way she tackles the transfer of reading skills with her small group by using cut-apart sentences.