Dr. Duke focuses on the Essential Literacy Practices and value of every student reading (good fit books) and writing every day (Tier I instruction).  She has created a visual explaning […]

MDE – ELA Released Prompts and Student Essay Scores

TDA Essay Prompts

On the 2018 M-STEP, writing will be assessed through both selected response items and a single constructed response item at all ELA M-STEP grades.  All students in grades 3-8 will […]

Check out the Daily 5 website for a great idea article on getting students back on track with Daily 5.  Check with your IC for access to the full article […]

The Henry Ford 5th Grade Safeties celebrated the holidays today with a fun winter craft.  Thank you to all of our Safety Squad members for all of your hard work […]

Attention: Families with Preschool age children who are 4 years of age by December 1, 2017.  There is an immediate possibility of free full day preschool beginning in January 2018 […]

We’re pleased to announce that DTRA Cohort 14 has begun!  We have an enthusiastic group of 29 educators that are embracing literacy.  

Today a group of dedicated Henry Ford teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals gathered for our first book club session.  It was a morning of great dialogue and a deeper understanding of […]

Check out the new addition to my comprehension tab for an introduction to Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (C.E.R.).