Young children love to learn and use new words. How do we tap into this natural curiosity and excitement to support vocabulary development?
October 15, 2020
Clare Landrigan shares her template for a virtual classroom library, and shows you how to start digitally curating books for your students.
April 29, 2020
Schools are closing, and teachers are supporting students remotely. In many cases, we will all be spending more time reading and writing on screen.
March 19, 2020
"When even a small group of readers come together to engage in conversation around a shared text, each of them leaves with greater insight than any one of them brought."
March 6, 2020
Responsive reading instruction empowers us to design student centered learning experiences.
February 13, 2020
In this episode, Julia sits down with Janet Damon to talk about how libraries can be healing spaces.
February 9, 2020
Clearly, it is time to stop doing what we have always done with our middle and high school students while expecting different results.
January 23, 2020
Jennifer Serravallo shares some of her best quick and helpful tips for taking notes during reading conferences and small group work.
January 21, 2020
How do we keep our teaching, and our reading, alive? How do we help children feel they are on a path of discovery?
December 2, 2019
Technology is a tool, not a goal, and it’s up to us to ensure that our students know how to use it effectively.
November 7, 2019
Here, you’ll find Jennifer Serravallo's answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the evaluation phase of Complete Comprehension.
November 6, 2019
The Artful Read-Aloud is an invitation to see ourselves not just as literacy teachers but also as creative artists.
November 4, 2019
In this episode, Sonja and Dana chat with Brett Whitmarsh about the role of technology in book clubs, and what is at the heart of starting a strong book club.
October 20, 2019
In this episode, Sonja and Dana chat about the value of book clubs, and how they can become a tool to disrupt the idea that our job and mission is to teach books…when really it should be to teach readers.
October 13, 2019
How do you feel about grammar? For many of us, it was a frustrating exercise that kept writing inaccessible.
October 10, 2019
5 research-based essential elements of a phonics lesson.
September 11, 2019
Reading workshop provides a framework in which we can create the conditions students need to become lifelong readers.
August 20, 2019
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July 29, 2019