Help Them Help Themselves
One way I help my students find tools they need to improve their skills is by keeping folders stocked with resources all around the room. They can take whatever they need from the folders at any time. There are resources for improving vocabulary, grammar, character development, usage of adjectives and adverbs and more. There is even a folder for rubrics and scholarship information for high school sophomores, and any other high school student who visits my classroom.
