The new Units of Study Virtual Teaching Resources are designed to supplement the print Units of Study in reading, writing, and phonics. Learn more about how they help teachers adapt instruction for the 2020-21 school year. (continue reading)
Lucy Calkins and colleagues discuss the challenges involved with teaching and leading during the coronavirus and answer attendees questions. (continue reading)
This excerpt from A Guide to the Phonics Units of Study focuses on the importance of high engagement and supporting all members of a learning community. (continue reading)
This week we discuss two of the guiding principles of the Units of Study in Phonics: 1) a lean, efficient curriculum, and 2) going beyond item knowledge. (continue reading)
The following excerpt from the Guide describes 2 of the principles behind the phonics units: teaching for transfer and building on the research of experts. (continue reading)
There are many things that can be done to help students use everything they know even when there isn’t an adult right next to them to remind them to do it. (continue reading)
Student conversations about writing, whether with a peer or a supportive adult, can provide powerful support on multiple levels. Opportunities to talk during writing workshop might take the form of rehearsal for writing, problem solving, reflection, feedback, or goal setting. (continue reading)
Writing workshop is not a time where where students prepare to someday write a letter to the editor, or prepare a speech for their local school board. They are doing it right now, every day, in ways that shape their schools and communities in important ways. (continue reading)
The TCRWP phonics team has been observing and collecting data as teachers have gotten the phonics units off and going. This feedback will inform the ongoing phonics work, including the development of the second grade series. (continue reading)
