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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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What Criteria Should We Use When Selecting Whole-Class Texts?
Christy Rush-Levine reminds us that text selection affects students. By shaping a unit of study to contain texts of varying formats and representing a wide variety of characters, students are empowered to develop their own ideas even while reading a whole-class text. Download a diverse text list to deepen a discussion of how family shapes identity.
Tips for Selecting Inclusive Texts
Hannah Tills and Josie Stewart challenge themselves to select more inclusive texts so all students feel as though they belong. They offer six suggestions to help us examine our bookshelves, thinking, and curriculum.
January 14, 2022: Be Present
This week’s newsletter is about being present.
Book Talk: Sheets and Delicates by Brenna Thummler
Christy Rush-Levine pairs Brenna Thummler’s books Sheets and Delicates in a book talk for her sixth-grade class.
Using Digital Photos to Enhance Learning
Stella Villalba uses photos in the classroom as a powerful tool for critical thinking and reflection. Photos allow students to process complex learning as it happens.
Presence Required
Christy Rush-Levine reminds us that it requires presence to sit alongside young readers and writers. In two examples, we find resilience for meeting students at their points of need and then teaching them as readers and writers.
Welcoming Spaces Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss reflective practice on the podcast.
January 7, 2022: Welcoming Spaces
This week’s newsletter is about welcoming spaces.
Keeping Unity
When students feel safe, they are positioned to learn. Julie Cox shares ways to create a learning environment that brings unity to her high school classroom.
What Is Communication? A Mini-Inquiry Project and Booklist
Bitsy Parks leads her first-grade class in a study about communication to strengthen their socially distanced and muffled-by-masks community. Included is a booklist.
Reflective Practice Podcast
Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres discuss reflective practice on the podcast.
December 3, 2021: Reflective Practice
This week’s newsletter is about reflective practice.
Grow and Innovate with Reflection
Julie Cox makes a case for reflection as an essential tool for growth and innovations. She shares simple and powerful steps that will allow all educators to continue to deepen their instructional practices.
The Reluctant Marathoner: Reflecting on Student Engagement
Gretchen Schroeder uses her reluctance as a marathon runner to reflect on how to encourage more engagement in reading and writing.
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Octopus Stew
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez.
November 26, 2021: Courses Special Issue
This week’s newsletter is a special issue highlighting Choice Literacy courses.
Classroom Libraries Podcast
Melanie Meehan and Ruth Ayres discuss classroom libraries.
November 19, 2021: Classroom Libraries
Classroom libraries is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Quick Take: Simple Classroom Library Organization
Christy Rush-Levine shares her simple system for organizing her massive classroom library.
Leading Students Toward Underused Sections of the Classroom Library
Gretchen Schroeder intentionally leads students to “jilted genres” in her classroom library.
The Seasons of Classroom Libraries
Melissa Quimby shifts her classroom library throughout the year so that as her students grow as readers, her library will continue to nourish them.
Encouragement for Readers and Writers Podcast
Cathy mere and Ruth Ayres discuss building connections beyond the classroom.
November 12, 2021: Encouragement for Readers and Writers
Encouragement for students as readers and writers is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Formative Assessment From Share Sessions
Ruth Ayres outlines different kinds of share sessions and different formats for the share, including some that take advantage of technology.
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.
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