Readers who read strictly for plot nearly always remain stuck in literal interpretations of text, and typically struggle with more complex reading skills.
January 8, 2018
Creating Powerful Book Clubs 4-8
January 2, 2018
Think of the possibilities as graphic novels provide readers who might not be able to tackle higher-levels of text an inroad for high-level thinking work.
December 13, 2017
Reading and writing can be powerful tools for agency and liberation, which is why making sure our practices are grounded in inclusion is so important.
December 12, 2017
Let’s talk about Texas Chainsaw Massacre-style cuts – hacking off large sections of your manuscript to make it better. How do you know where to begin?
December 6, 2017
Information writing is one of those topics that can seem, on the outset, rather dull. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's how.
December 5, 2017
There are two key considerations when planning a curriculum that supports success with ELA exams: time and level of text complexity.
November 28, 2017
We learn how to welcome inquiry into our classrooms for actionable practice in this PLC series.
November 21, 2017
Good news: if you feel like you’re bashing your head into a brick wall as you try to make assessment work for you, take heart. It’s not you.
November 20, 2017
Welcome back to the PLC series! Dive into inquiry as a way to honor student thinking and explore how to embed inquiry into the classroom.
November 7, 2017
When we write, we nudge change. How can we be helping students bring beliefs into writing? Here are some resources to get you started.
November 6, 2017
The kinds of readers that enter our classrooms are vast. Some read voraciously, and benefit from help tailoring reading plans to push their thinking to more nuanced levels. Some slog through books, wi
October 31, 2017
As if the wealth of Amy’s own writing and teaching ideas were not enough by themselves, she gifts us with a trove of poems by our favorite children’s poets.
October 23, 2017
Building a strong workshop practice is similar to building a house. Doing it successfully takes the right tools.
October 16, 2017
In A Mindset for Learning, authors Kristi and Christine show how together, students and teachers can create classrooms of risk and resilience.
In this PLC series, we examine ways to make our literary classroom practices inclusive for English Language Learners.
When we create overarching science story lines (science stories) for instruction, students are more likely to remember what we teach.
October 11, 2017
Teachers of middle school reading have their own, unique set of challenges. Some of these hopes for middle school readers might resonate with you:
October 10, 2017
