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November 4, 2022: Engaging Secondary Students
This week’s newsletter is about engaging secondary students.
October 28, 2022: Getting to Know Digital Learners
This week’s newsletter is about getting to know digital learners.
October 21, 2022: Ways to Hear and Respond to Student Voices
This week’s newsletter is about hearing and responding to student needs.
October 14, 2022: Renewing Student Energy
This week’s newsletter is about renewing student energy for learning.
October 7, 2022: Persistence and Progression to Grow Readers
This week’s newsletter is about persistence and progression to grow readers.
September 30, 2022: Math and Literacy Connections
This week’s newsletter is about math and literacy connections.
September 23, 2022: Student-Built Classroom Libraries
This week’s newsletter is about student-built classroom libraries.
September 16, 2022: Little Things That Make a Difference
This week’s newsletter is about little things that make a big difference in literacy instruction.
September 9, 2022: Setting the Year in Motion
This week’s newsletter is about setting the year in motion.
September 2, 2022: Choice in Book Selection
This week’s newsletter is about intentional inclusivity.
August 26, 2022: Intentional Inclusivity
This week’s newsletter is about intentional inclusivity.
August 19, 2022: Tailored Reading Instruction
This week’s newsletter is about tailoring reading instruction.
August 12, 2022: Getting to Know Students
This week’s newsletter is about getting to know students.
August 5, 2022: Texts to Start the Year
This week’s newsletter is about selecting texts to share at the start of the school year.
July 29, 2022: Create a Sense of Belonging
This week’s newsletter is about creating a sense of belonging for every student.
July 1, 2022: Booklists!
This week’s newsletter is about booklists.
June 24, 2022: Booklists!
This week’s newsletter is about booklists.
June 17, 2022: Booklists!
This week’s newsletter is about booklists.
June 10, 2022: Deeper Thinking
This week’s newsletter is about encouraging readers of all grade levels to go deeper in their synthesis and understanding of texts.
June 3, 2022: Celebrating Capability
This week’s newsletter is about celebrating learning.
May 27, 2022: Read Aloud with a Twist
This week’s newsletter is about creative ways to read aloud.
May 20, 2022: Finding Joy in Challenging Readers
This week’s newsletter is about finding joy in challenging readers.
May 13, 2022: End with a Bang!
This week’s newsletter is about ending the year in special ways.
May 6, 2022: Deepening Discussions Part 2
This week’s newsletter is the second of two installments about deepening discussions.
April 29, 2022: Deepening Discussions Part 1
This week’s newsletter is the first or two installments about deepening discussions.
April 22, 2022: Reading Invitations
This week’s newsletter considers reading invitations.
April 1, 2022: Poetry Part 2
This week’s newsletter is the second installment about poetry.
March 25, 2022: Poetry Part 1
This week’s newsletter is the first installment about poetry.
March 18, 2022: Rehearsal for Writers
This week’s newsletter is about rehearsal for writers.
March 11, 2022: Making Data Personal
This week’s newsletter is about making data personal.
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