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Whale Talk: An Asynchronous Minilesson
Gwen Blumberg teaches an asynchronous lesson for a spelling strategy. View the companion article for instructional coaches.
Tracking Thinking: Fifth-Grade Small Group
Julianne Houser meets with a small group of fifth graders to help them build skills for tracking thinking.
Coaching and Demonstration Lessons
Literacy coaches Cathy Mere and Kelly Hoenie talk about the value and challenges of demonstration lessons.
Kindergarten: Sight Word Learning
Hayley Whitaker's kindergartners spend their transition time learning sight words.
Coaching Minute: Principals and the Change Process
Principal Lee Snider talks about the change process with teachers.
Conferring and Conversation
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Tim about his reading.
Teacher to Literacy Coach Transition
Literacy coaches Cathy Mere and Kelly Hoenie talk about the transition from being a teacher to becoming a coach.
Conferring with Reading Partners in Fourth Grade
Andrea Smith talks with two boys about the book they are reading, Island. They discuss the way their partnership is going, even though the partners are reading at different paces....
Coaching Minute: Side by Side
Jen Court explains how she works side by side with teachers in this quick video.
Conferring in Kindergarten: Talk/Draw/Write
Hayley Whitaker confers with a kindergartner and shows him the connections between talking, drawing, and text.
Crafting a Literary Analysis
Christy Rush-Levine helps Ezekial draft his literary analysis.
Coaching Minute: Better Communication
Literacy coach Jen Court explains how she works to support better communication about literacy instruction in her school.
First-Grade Writing Conference: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
In this first-grade writing conference, Katrina Edwards helps Brooklyn order and stretch out her writing with a beginning, middle, and end. She uses long pages and scissors as tools. ...
Coaching Minute: Language of Reading
In this brief video, Cathy Mere talks with Andrea, a literacy coach and reading specialist, about the importance of common language during debrief sessions when talking about reading.
Comparing Book and Television Adaptations in a Reading Conference
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Adriana over her response to Pretty Little Liars, considering differences between the television show and the book.
Writing Conference: Brainstorming Ideas
Katherine Sokolowski helps fifth grader Sidney brainstorm ideas for a story. She uses her own experiences with writing to instruct.
Coaching Minute: What About Reluctant Teachers?
Literacy coach Jen Court finds the best way to ease into a cycle with a reluctant teacher is to focus on the students and data. She also works to build...
Guided Reading in a First-Grade Group
Melissa Atwood leads a first-grade guided reading group. This is the second video in a two-part series.
Writing Conference: Establishing Setting
Melanie Meehan uses A Day's Work as a mentor text to help fifth grader Emily develop setting in her writing.
Guided Reading in First Grade: Blends
Melissa Atwood leads a first-grade guided reading group. The focus at the start of the lesson is on blends in words. This is the first video in a two-part series.
First-Grade Reading Conference: Coaxing and Supporting
Bitsy Parks helps first grader Sophia tackle the tough job of making meaning and decoding words early in the year with lots of encouragement and good humor.
