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When a Library Whispers
During the day, my classroom is active and lively with lots of reading and writing and sharing and learning. When the students go home and I am by myself, the...
Conferring and Conversation
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Tim about his reading.
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....
March 5, 2021: Empower Readers (Part 1)
What are we doing for our students that they could be doing for themselves? —Diana Laufenberg [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Empowering Readers I...
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...
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....
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...
February 26, 2021: Celebrating Writers
There is an art to enticing writers: we're looking to challenge and cheer students to keep writing. —Ruth Ayres, Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as...
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...
February 19, 2021: Shared Writing
Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good. —William Faulkner [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh...
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...
Conferring in Kindergarten: Talk/Draw/Write
Hayley Whitaker confers with a kindergartner and shows him the connections between talking, drawing, and text.
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...
February 12, 2021: Argument Writing
Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision, and change. —Richard Branson [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] We Are Where We Are...
