Heinemann Blog | Fiction

06/23/23

Let’s Gather: A Read-Aloud and Shared Reading Curriculum

Read-aloud time is an opportunity to mentor children in the mindset, habits, and strategies of proficient readers. (continue reading)

12/02/22

All About the Complete Comprehension: Expansion Packs for Fiction and Nonfiction

The Complete Comprehension: Fiction expansion pack gives your students more choice in what they read for assessment, and you more options for matching students’ interest with their assessment book. (continue reading)

01/20/22

Podcast: Writing Unbound Read Aloud with Tom Newkirk

In this audiobook preview, Tom describes the vast opportunity found in fiction writing, and what we lose when we don’t embrace that opportunity in our classrooms. (continue reading)

01/18/22

Writing Unbound - The Audiobook!

Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, Writing Unbound: How Fiction Transforms Student Writers by Thomas Newkirk. (continue reading)

11/18/21

Podcast: Bringing Fiction Back with Tom Newkirk

When’s the last time your students got to write creatively? Or craft a piece of fiction that was entirely their own? (continue reading)

03/30/21

A Confession from Tom Newkirk about Writing Unbound

Learn why Tom Newkirk, author of Writing Unbound, believes he is not the ideal person to explore adolescent fiction writing but feels compelled to do it anyway. (continue reading)

03/25/21

On the Podcast: Fostering a Love of Writing through Fiction with Tom Newkirk

If we want students to develop a love of books and writing, we need to bring fiction back to our writing curriculum, (continue reading)

03/17/21

Bridging The Divide Between Creative Writing And Literary Analysis

Finding ways to bring fiction writing into the curriculum from Tom Newkirk, author of Writing Unbound: How Fiction Transforms Student Writers. (continue reading)

08/28/19

What is Complete Comprehension? Part I: Assess

Here you'll find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Assess phase of Complete Comprehension. (continue reading)

03/11/19

How is Jennifer Serravallo's Complete Comprehension Different From Independent Reading Assessment?

While a whole book assessment is still a part of Complete Comprehension as it was IRA, there are numerous updates and improvements worth noting. (continue reading)

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