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Fact or Fiction? Introducing the Task
For years I have taught my middle school students the mnemonic Nonfiction Is Not Fake and Fiction Is Fake. The idea of the trick is to help students distinguish which...
Fact or Fiction? Discussion
Christy Rush-Levine has her middle school students complete a fun and sophisticated reading activity using Muse magazine to sort through what might be fact or fiction. In this second installment...
Coaching Minute: Case Studies with Reading Specialists
Heather Fisher and Kathy Provost talk about how case studies have changed their work with literacy specialists over the past year in this brief video.
Demonstration Lesson: First-Grade Talk Prompts
Heather Fisher presents a lesson with a first-grade teacher as part of a cycle focused on improving classroom talk. This is the second video in a two-part series.
Minilesson on Facts and Sources
Katherine Sokolowski presents a minilesson to fifth graders on ferreting out facts while completing independent research projects.
Minilesson: Tips for Book Talks
Gigi McAllister shares tips for better student book talks and models one to be critiqued.
Quick Take: Evolving Beliefs About Goals
Gigi McAllister gives a brief explanation of how her thinking on goal setting has changed, as well as the ways in which she uses student goals to connect with parents....
Minilesson: Measurable Reading Goals in Fourth Grade
Gigi McAllister has her fourth graders consider what makes a reading goal measurable.
Quick Reading Reflection in First Grade
Bitsy Parks has her first graders complete a quick reading reflection before a share session early in the school year.
Mini-Breaks for Reading Engagement
In this demonstration small group with first graders, Heather Fisher shares strategies for taking quick breaks to build stamina during reading workshop, using the "reading mat" format developed by Jennifer...
Celebrating Completed Books and Presenting New Ones
Gigi McAllister shares a quick daily routine of asking students to celebrate books they have finished reading before she introduces a new book to her fourth-grade class.
Common Planning Meeting: Third-Grade Notebooks
In this excerpt from a common planning meeting, Kathy Provost works with third-grade teachers who are focused on improving their use of student notebooks across the curriculum.
Coaching Minute: Considering Language
Heather Fisher and Kathy Provost share subtle changes in the language they are using with teachers to foster more collaboration.
Demonstration Lesson Planning: First-Grade Talk Prompts
Heather Fisher plans a lesson with a first-grade teacher as part of a cycle focused on improving classroom talk. This is the first video in a two-part series.
Coaching Minute: Literacy Master Document
Kathy Provost and Heather Fisher explain how the Literacy Master Document has simplified and improved their coaching.
Partner Conference: Audiobooks to Support Comprehension
Gigi McAllister meets with two fourth graders who are reading the book Paper Things, talking about how using an audiobook can support comprehension.
Beanstalk Play for Literacy
Clare Landrigan works with a kindergarten group to foster literacy through play in this demonstration small group. The lesson includes a prebrief and debrief with the teacher.
Demonstration Small Group: Note Taking and Text Structure
Tammy Mulligan helps fourth graders develop note-taking skills in this demonstration small group. The lesson includes a prebrief and debrief with the teacher.
Book Talk: Boy21
Christy Rush-Levine previews Boy21 with her seventh-grade students.
Best First Drafts
Ruth Ayres confers with fourth grader Nicole and reinforces advice from her mom about striving for accurate conventions in first drafts.
Collections to Spark Writing
Clare Landrigan uses collections as a tool to spark writing among first graders during an upcoming vacation. This demonstration small-group lesson includes prebrief and debrief sessions with the children's teacher.
