by Englist | Jul 13, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
Today with a class I was reading about the dangers of AI. As a group we read this piece from Business Insider about how AI is making us dumber (”us” being AI users as a whole) and I also shared this solid piece from Psychology Today about the effects of AI use...
by Englist | Jun 30, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
Reading =/= Comprehending Recently, the teachers at Englist read a research paper titled “Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert.” The authors of the paper give an interesting example of how necessary background knowledge is to reading...
by Englist | Jun 30, 2026 | Englist blog, Learning resources
“The wind howled like a pack of wolves chasing prey. Every single stalk of wheat in the field was bent over, kneeling like slaves. The wheat used to be golden and shining, but it had long since browned and become dull. I stood there, letting the sleet cut my face...
by Englist | Nov 5, 2025 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
At Englist we are lucky to have many students who are strong readers. Most parents are proud of their kids and push them to do their best. However, one of the conversations we have most often with parents is about student reading levels. Sometimes we assess students...
by Englist | Oct 8, 2025 | Englist blog, Elementary
We use Google Documents to share a general classroom blog with parents (so everyone can see class news and activities) and to inform parents directly about their child’s progress. We choose Google because it’s easy for parents to access from any device and — when...
by Englist | Oct 7, 2025 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
I used to visit the back aisle of my elementary school library almost every day after school. I’d get lost for hours in the pages of Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, and Judy Blume. I would pretend I was brown-haired Romana Quimby, and I’d change my mind daily about which...
