Lucy Calkins and Amanda Hartman recently sat down to discuss how the forthcoming Units of Study in Phonics support the Writing Units of Study for grades K–5 and why this connection is so important for young writers. (continue reading)
We spend a lot of time teaching the craft of writing but we also need to devote time to helping students write with purpose and meaning. (continue reading)
Reading whole-class novels is the way many of us were taught and the way that many of us learned to teach. A class of students reading the same book while being led through the work by an experienced teacher is so ingrained that some of us did not even consider it a method of teaching. (continue reading)
Regardless of where you prefer to work, the space you create for your work as literacy coach is personalized to the work you do and the things you need to do it with. (continue reading)
Helping students to reflect on all they’ve accomplished in a way that celebrates the leaps they’ve made and highlights what they’d still like to tackle will set them up for the strongest finish to the school year. (continue reading)
As our schools become increasingly diverse, it’s worth questioning what gets in the way of teachers planning for teaching that is relevant and responsive to the students they have in their classrooms. (continue reading)
We’ve invited Kelly and Penny to read aloud from selected sections of 180 Days. There was much to choose from… so, we’ve broken this special event into two episodes. (continue reading)
