Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

12.07.25 Ask Doug: On Graphic Organizers

  Doug recently got a note from a teacher in Texas who had read our recent book, The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading, and was especially interested in making social studies classes more writing intensive. This teacher was curious that we don’t show many graphic organizers in the book, unless blank…