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Secondary Readers Podcast
Leigh Anne Eck and Ruth Ayres discuss secondary readers.
Assessing Readers Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss assessing readers.
How to Use Students’ Reading Logs as a Formative Literacy Assessment
Matt Renwick reminds us that there is a lot of information available in our classrooms that can inform instruction. Some of it is “hiding in plain sight,” for example reading logs.
Reading Quiz
Gretchen Schroeder shares the way she adjusts her reading quizzes to assess students’ analysis and deep thinking about texts.
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses So You Want to Be an Owl
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses So You Want to Be an Owl by Jane Porter and Maddie Frost.
Books to Fuel Creativity and Imagination
Stella Villalba shares books that will fuel your creativity and nourish your imagination.
Five Phrases That Should Be at the Top of Every Writer’s First Draft
Matt Renwick gives five phrases every writer should put at the top of a draft, and then explores the way doing so can help develop creativity.
See Your Students
Shari Frost shares ways teachers can show that they “see” and appreciate each student every single day.
Learning to Notice and Analyze Complexities
Gretchen Schroeder supports her high school students to think deeply about the complexities around them, beginning with themselves and pop culture, and then moving to the texts they are reading.
Finding Time for Read Aloud
Katherine Sokolowski makes a case for the importance of reading aloud to secondary students and offers suggestions to make it a reality. She includes a list of five surefire read aloud books for middle school students.
Helping Young Writers Make Plans
Tammy Mulligan promotes independence in her student writers by supporting them in creating writing plans. A download of a planning template is included so your students can create writing plans, too.
Ten Ways to Celebrate Writers
Jen Court gives 10 ways for students to share and celebrate their work as writers. Two downloads are included for you to use in your classroom.
Using Picture Books Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss using picture books in literacy instruction.
Picture Books to Teach Conflict
Katherine Sokolowski shares a book list that inspires her to teach five different kinds of conflict.
Picture Books that Help Construct a Wider Definition of Home
Stella Villalba compiles a book list about the topic of home. She shares the way she allows students to co-construct their own understanding of home by using picture books that provide a variety of lenses through which to view the topic.
Making Workshop Work Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss making workshop work.
Four Keys to Making Workshop Work
Bitsy Parks reminds us of four key components of running a workshop and offers advice for making workshop work.
Bring In the School Year Like a Grandma
Julie Johnson reflects on how to help students know they belong and are valued in a classroom community.
Are You Listening to Readers?
Tammy Mulligan and Ruth Ayres discuss new content related listening to readers, as well as opening the school year.
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Ouch! Moments
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Ouch! Moments: When Words Are Used in Hurtful Ways by Michael Genhart and Viviana Garofoli.
How Do Visuals Strengthen Literacy Instruction? Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss the new content related to the way visuals strengthen literacy instruction.
One Instructional Strategy Changes a Reading Community: Status of the Class
Mandy Robek reminds us of the power of a status of the class to build a reading community.
Making Time to Listen to Your Readers
Angie Miller reminds us of the importance of making time to listen to student readers so we can make enrichment and instructional adjustments.
A Roving Student Conferrer
Tammy Mulligan encourages students to support their peers as writers by being a “roving student conferrer.” When we enable students to take on the role of the teacher, it helps solidify what they know, as well as take pride in their writing skills.
Sincerely Positive
Matt Renwick offers advice on how to use feedback as a tool to support and reinforce what students are doing well. Sincerity and positivity will always give students more confidence in themselves as writers.
Three Meaningful Ways to Incorporate Drawing into English Class
Gretchen Schroeder shares three meaningful ways to incorporate drawing into her high school English classes, and the purpose behind each strategy.
Lead with Art, and Literacy Will Naturally Follow
Stella Villalba widens our perspective by sharing the link between art and literacy with suggested picture books to help build the bridge.
Reasons to Launch Writer’s Notebooks with Primary Writers
Mandy Robek shares keys to knowing when to launch writer’s notebooks with primary writers.
Supports for Our Youngest Writers
Cathy Mere identifies ways to support our youngest writers.
Minilessons About Sound and Image
Julie Johnson encourages minilessons about sound and image to give students more ways to create meaningful texts.
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