During whole-group literacy, it’s important that students are interested in the books, discussions, and teachings for the most impactful, engaging literacy instruction. (continue reading)
Disfluent readers are most often disfluent because of a lack of practice with reading. Ultimately, struggling readers must have a lot of time to read at their instructional or independent level. (continue reading)
Comprehension is not about spitting out facts and filling in blanks. Comprehension is about understanding. And reading is not merely about word calling. Reading is about thinking. (continue reading)
How does growing our classroom environment to be more collaborative reduce the stress of classroom management and improve student achievement? (continue reading)
To understand how to authentically bring the cycle of inquiry to your students, we need to reflect upon how this process looks in our adult lives. (continue reading)
Here are all of the posts from the year, listed with their guiding questions, so you can easily find those that might support your professional learning this summer and into next school year. (continue reading)
I recently received this question about coaching on my website: Is it the coach's responsibility to report the teachers' flaws to the principal? (continue reading)