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The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott
Enjoy listening as the Choice Literacy Book Club discusses The Life + Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, and Melissa Sweet. The Choice Literacy Book Club is...
Feedback to Writers (Part 2) Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is about feedback to writers and more! Mandy Robek and Cathy Mere join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter...
February 18, 2022: Feedback to Writers (Part 2)
And just like that, a form emerges. —Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott Why Not Live Unbound? It was a typical day in third grade, and I was...
Celebrating Reading Identities in the Elementary Classroom
We gathered together on the rug with the understanding that an exciting project was about to begin. I anchored readers in familiarity as I inquired, “What do you remember about...
Adding Energy to the Classroom Library
Although I add books to my classroom library each year, moving schools and changing grade levels was an invitation to make changes. Opening the boxes of packed books was an...
Conferring Over Character Motivation
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Erica about her reading response to 13th Reality. She helps Erica consider character motivation.
Feedback to Writers (Part 1) Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is about feedback to writers and more! Ruth Ayres and Cathy Mere join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter...
February 11, 2022: Feedback to Writers (Part 1)
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold. —Aristotle Appreciate the Beauty As I write this, the world around me is cold...
Making Feedback Visible for Young Writers
As I walked out of the classroom with my students at dismissal recently, Andre pushed his way between two students and under my arm. Glasses askew, he looked into my...
Status of the Class for Readers and Writers
At the beginning of a school year, I posted the following photo from one teacher’s classroom on Twitter (also available here): A teacher from another school responded, “Great to do...
Giving Feedback to Energize Writers
The minutes after hitting Send on the email containing our first article submission to Choice Literacy were full of emotion. One of us was giddy, the other nervous. Minutes turned...
A Three-Part Conferring Kit
I clicked open my email and had a few new messages, most of them from familiar correspondents. But another name looked less familiar. I opened the note and it said,...
Quick Take: Using Mailboxes for Private Feedback
Christy Rush-Levine shares her system for streamlining passing papers and offering a place for private feedback.
Persuasive Writing Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is about persuasive writing and more! Ruth Ayres and Brian Sepe join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with...
February 4, 2022: Persuasive Writing
The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today. —Simon Sinek Becoming I’ve been becoming a runner. Again. For most of my...
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Outside, Inside LeUyen Pham
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in...
January 28, 2022: Word Work
Do your best until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. —Maya Angelou Between Our Best and Better Somewhere between our best and better is progress. I...
Using Images for Rehearsal in Persuasive Writing
“I really want to see how you work with Robert,” Ebony said to me during a meeting about her current unit. Ebony, a first-year teacher, was at the beginning of...
Opinions! Everybody Has One
After teaching middle school for seven years, I have learned that most middle school students have opinions and are not afraid to express them. But I found I didn’t always...
Cut-Apart Sentences in Small-Group Reading
Daine eagerly grabbed the book from my hand, excited to begin reading. Like the others in his guided reading group, he had been rapidly learning new high-frequency words, and his...
What “Should” Kindergarten Writing Look Like at This Point in the Year?
“What should their writing look like at this point in the year?” one of the new kindergarten teachers asked in a recent professional development session. This would be a tough...
