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Branding Blogs (Part 2)
Andrea Smith continues her series on the power of "branding" for improving student blogs. In this installment, students examine mentor blogs and bloggers.
Parent in a Foreign Land
Jennifer Schwanke shares some of the unique struggles parents of English language learners have in making their children's needs known, and how we can help them.
The Big Fresh November 12, 2016 A Hand to Hold
We look at parents and families in this week’s Big Fresh.
Environment and English Language Learners
Stella Villalba finds English language learners struggle less when teachers understand what adaptations are needed in the classroom environment.
Best First Drafts
Ruth Ayres confers with fourth grader Nicole and reinforces advice from her mom about capitalizing proper nouns, as well as the importance of applying what you know about conventions in first drafts.
The Big Fresh November 5, 2016 What’s for Sale
We look at student blogging in this week’s Big Fresh.
Picture Walks for Comprehension: Conferring with Dylan
Katrina Edwards confers with first grader Dylan, teaching this young English language learner the value of picture walks for comprehension.
Branding Blogs (Part 1)
Andrea Smith finds "branding" is a way to improve student blogs. She shares her process of presenting the concept to students in the first installment of a three-part series.
The Importance of Audience
Julie Johnson demonstrates how teachers can help students think through issues of audience during writing workshops.
The Craft of Blogging
Franki Sibberson uses a micro-progression of her own draft of a blog post to help her third graders improve their blogging skills.
The Big Fresh October 29, 2016 Kindness
We look at conferring in this week’s Big Fresh.
Top 10 Conferring Tips
Ruth Ayres gives her best advice for honing your conferring skills with this succinct list of tips for better conferences.
The Power of Group Conferences in Fifth Grade
Katherine Sokolowski explains why group conferences can be a powerful tool for building a reading community. The article includes a video of a group conference in her fifth-grade classroom.
Student-Led Conferences from Many Perspectives
Jennifer Schwanke and Franki Sibberson share four perspectives on student-led conferences — teacher, principal, student, and parent.
The Big Fresh October 22, 2016 Talking Is Not Teaching
We look at options for poetry throughout the year in this week’s Big Fresh.
Not Just in April: Poetry All Year Long
Tara Smith finds that the 20 minutes she spends on poetry reading, analysis, and response in her sixth-grade classroom each week pay dividends all year long.
Random Poetry
Gretchen Schroeder finds creative ways to pique interest in poetry in her high school classroom.
Previewing a Book with Zoe
Andrea Smith uses a reading conference with fourth grader Zoe to preview a book.
Poetry Through Song
Jennifer Schwanke finds song lyrics are one way for students to see the power of poems.
“Old Age Sticks”: Poetry Analysis in Eighth Grade
Christy Rush-Levine leads her middle school students in a choral reading and analysis of “Old Age Sticks” by E. E. Cummings. This is the first installment in a two-part series.
The Big Fresh October 15, 2016 Family Run
We look at stamina in young learners in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Importance of Their Words
Melanie Meehan shares strategies and prompts for helping easily distracted young learners focus in conferences.
The Big Fresh October 8, 2016 Riding the Waves
We look at classroom management in this week’s Big Fresh.
Bad Days in Workshops
Franki Sibberson realizes there are some bad days in literacy workshops that hold no great life lessons for teachers and students, and that is okay.
Playful Texts for Beginning Readers
Shari Frost uses playful texts to increase interest and stamina in emergent readers. She shares many of her favorites in this booklist.
Class Discussion: Is Stealing Okay?
Is bad behavior ever okay? Author Jennifer Richards Jacob asks this question of a class of fourth graders who have read her novel Small as an Elephant.
An Identity of Success
Mary Lee Hahn is a bit flummoxed when a parent asks about her management system at an open house. The experience sparks reflection on what makes a classroom community gel.
Loving Books or Reading?
Justin Stygles wonders why a love of books doesn't necessarily translate into a love of reading for his fifth and sixth graders.
Bridging the Gap Between Intervention and the Classroom
Kate Mills and Tara Barnett share strategies for building bridges between intervention and classroom instruction.
The Big Fresh October 1, 2016 It’s Personnel
We look at conventions in this week’s Big Fresh.
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