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The Power of a Confession: What Readers Really Do
Wait time can totally be the worst. Or maybe I should revise that sentence to say that 24 years into teaching, I am still impatient with silence. Two weeks ago,...
Build Reader Identity
Maggie was in first grade when I began to work with her in reading support. In those beginning days, she sat beside me at the table as I tried to...
Nurturing Lifelong Readers
The Gift of Reading For as long as I can remember, I have been surrounded by books. Throughout my childhood, my grandmother gifted me picture books that remain part of...
Empowering Readers Podcast with The Choice Literacy Book Club
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Empowering Readers. The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses #OwnVoices middle grade fantasy novel The Barren Grounds. Click here for ALL links discussed....
Importance of Talk in Writing Workshop
Alex and Brian were sitting near each other as they worked on creating emojis to use in a blog post when I walked by. Alex found it easy to get...
Virtual Icebreakers: Maintaining Human Connection (Part 2)
In a world of algorithms, hashtags and followers, know the importance of human connection. —Mama Tribe Marketplace If you are looking for ways to inspire teachers to think outside the...
What Do Readers Need?
What do you need? It is such a simple question. A friend recently shared that her therapist suggested she teach the people close to her to ask her this question...
Best Graphic Novel Adaptations for the Middle Grades
The year 2019 was a historic year for the American Library Association’s Newbery Award. The recipient was New Kid by Jerry Craft, the first graphic novel to receive this prestigious...
Celebrating Writers Podcast with Bitsy Parks
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Celebrating Writers. Bitsy Parks joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh...
Virtual Icebreakers: Part 1
In a world of algorithms, hashtags and followers, know the importance of human connection. —Mama Tribe Marketplace I hit the Leave button on the screen, feeling incomplete about the meeting...
Coaching for All
I am part of an online principals’ forum with tens of thousands of members. Not long ago, someone posed the following question. I’ve removed all identifying details but kept the...
Celebrating with Fan Fiction
When I first thought about introducing students to the idea of fan fiction, I wasn’t sure how it would go. I was afraid of copying. I was afraid of shallow...
What Are You Celebrating Today?
A Shift in Celebration Writers asked that the lights remain off as they worked in the presence of our twinkly string lights. Instrumental music danced through the air as pencils...
Shared Writing Podcast with Tammy Mulligan
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Shared Writing. Tammy Mulligan joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter...
Insight Before PD
Our students are not going to outgrow us. We have to become better if we want them to be better. Cornelius Minor In my role as an English language...
Tips for Creating Shared-Writing Texts Online
Let’s face it: When we work with emergent readers online, it is hard to get enough texts into their hands. Yes, we can use online texts from Rivet.com or other...
Class Books Build Readers, Writers, and Community
During morning arrival a student came up to me and shared that her family had gotten a new cat over the weekend. I responded with the excitement that a new...
Argument Writing Podcast with Tara Barnett and Kate Mills
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Argument Writing. Tara Barnett and Kate Mills join the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice Literacy shares the...
Writing Joy: A Publishing Celebration
End-of-unit celebrations are a norm in a writing workshop, but as the year progresses, I find that I can make the publishing process the celebration! In my class I begin...
Plan It, Don’t Wing It
Plan it. Don’t wing it. I drive by this message daily, posted in big, bold print across a billboard. This message is brought to us by a local bank with...
Four Notebook Pages to Scaffold Persuasive Writing
“I’ve got that issue, too!” Max exclaimed, and jotted dogs in the skate park on the next line on a page in his writing notebook. “Those dogs are running all...
