PinnedPearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Vocabulary Instruction in the Early Grades:A Case for Academic Vocabulary (from http://www.pearldeangarden.com/literacy-pearls)Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
PinnedPearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.I’m an Early Grade Teacher, What can my Vocabulary Instruction look like?From the Blog “Literacy Pearls” http://www.pearldeangarden.com/literacy-pearlsJun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.A Case for Teaching Academic Vocabulary in the Early GradesThere is a case for the fact that children come to school with varying levels of word knowledge, whether because of economic status, home…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Equity in Education, Culturally Relevant Teaching:The 2020 RemixJun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Vocabulary Instruction: A Glimpse into the Planning of a Mini LessonVocabulary Instruction: A Mini Lesson ExplainedMar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Vocabulary Instruction: Easy Ideas for TeachersAs a classroom teacher, I noticed that although my students were improving academically there was one area where even my highest achieving…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Literature in the Elementary ClassroomThis week’s blog is a revisit of a post I made in 2016. I read: Reading Literature in Elementary Classrooms by Kathy Short. Kathy argues…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.Literacy Coaching to Improve Classroom PracticeAs a literacy coach, I work with elementary teachers to enhance their literacy instruction. My goal is to build their self-efficacy, help…Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019
Pearl Dean Garden, Ed.D.What Would Happen If?As an instructional specialist, I work with teachers daily. I synthesize what I am learning in coursework to use in daily practice, I…Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
