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The Choice Literacy library contains over 3,000 articles and 900 videos from 150+ contributors. Classic Classroom and Literacy Leadership subscribers have access to the entire library. Content is updated continuously, with five to six new features published each week.
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Write Like Nancy
Inspired by a stranger on a walk, Jen Court clarifies the importance of sharing our writing lives with others. She identifies three important qualities of a writing community.
November 4, 2021: Empowerment for Readers and Writers
Empowerment for students as readers and writers is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Fifth-Grade Writing Conference: The Heart of the Story
Dana Murphy confers with fifth grader Rebecca about her writing draft, and they discuss the heart of her story.
The Answer Is Always “Yes”
Julie Johnson shows how saying yes empowers students to do the work of writers: make decisions, experiment, build relationships, and be confident as a writer.
Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out (or, how to give students the resources, space, and time for self-directed literacy learning)
Matt Renwick challenges educators that if we believe that social and emotional learning is just as important as academics, then we ought to use resources, space, and time to support self-directed learning.
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Enduring Freedom
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash and Trent Reedy.
October 29, 2021: Expanding Reading Choices
Expanding reading choices is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Expanding Book Choices for Secondary Readers
Ruth Ayres challenges us to be more open to the books that live in our secondary classroom libraries. She contends that committing to supporting choice in independent reading means rethinking some of the restrictions we put on adolescent readers.
A Case for Graphic Novels as “Real” Reading
Christy Rush-Levine makes a case for the robust nature of reading graphic novels. Included are two downloads: a classroom library permission slip and an initial reader’s notebook entry form.
Minilesson: Using a Web Search to Help Visualize
Staci Revere helps her middle school multilanguage students learn to visualize by discovering images through a web search to understand the text in a deeper way.
Building Connections Beyond the Classroom Walls Podcast
Cathy mere and Ruth Ayres discuss building connections beyond the classroom.
October 22, 2021: Building Community Beyond the Classroom
Building connections beyond the classroom is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Creating a Community of Care: Beyond the Classroom Walls
Stella Villalba outlines three ways to cultivate a community for students beyond the classroom walls. There is comfort for teachers and students in knowing that a larger community is rooting for them.
The Classroom Library: Building Bridges
Cathy Mere presses to help children take the first steps in growing a sustainable reading life that carries beyond the classroom walls. She offers ways to build bridges to the school and public libraries as an essential step.
Fueling Creativity Podcast
Heather Fisher and Ruth Ayres discuss fueling creativity.
October 15, 2021: Fueling Creativity
Fueling creativity is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Guided Reading Part 3: Closure
This is the first guided reading group in September for Cheryl Miller. She concludes the lesson by having students share their understanding of the text and reviewing skills that were practiced. This is the final video in a three-part series.
Guided Reading Part 2: Whisper Reading and Instruction
This is the first guided reading group in September for Cheryl Miller. She continues the lesson by listening to the students whisper read and instructing them as needs arise. This is the second video in a three-part series.
Secondary Readers Podcast
Leigh Anne Eck and Ruth Ayres discuss secondary readers.
October 8, 2021: Secondary Readers
Secondary readers is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Assessing Readers Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss assessing readers.
October 1, 2021: Assessing Readers
Assessing readers is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Conferring Over Whole-Class Reading
Deb Gaby confers with Riley about The Lemonade War. They talk about the writing about reading that students are doing for this whole-class read.
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.
September 24, 2021: Getting Started with Writing
Getting started with writing is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
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.
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