DGP Blogs — critical thinking

DGP creator Dawn Burnette walks teachers through easy-to-incorporate writing strategies for introducing and reinforcing grammar, usage, and mechanics standards for all grade levels. While this video was created with Georgia's new GUM standards in mind, the strategies can benefit all teachers!

Illustrating what they read is especially helpful for new readers, English learners, struggling readers, and even for advanced readers working through particularly difficult texts. In this blog, Judith Holbrook shows you how to create books while practicing reading comprehension.

Word Puzzlers are short, hands-on activities for all ages, and they reinforce skills such as listening, spelling, critical thinking, vocabulary, and grammar.