DIY Literacy: Teaching Tools for Differentiation, Rigor, and Independence is the new book from education super-duo Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts, and it's out now.
BUT HOW DO YOU USE IT? Sporting a full-color inside cover, the book at first glance can seem overwhelming. Where do you start? A DIY ethic is great in theory, but what needs to be done to put it in practice? Kate and Maggie are here to help you out in this video.
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Kate Roberts (left) and Maggie Beattie Roberts (right) believe that all kids can become insightful academic thinkers when we help them tap into their own engagement with reading and writing. Both taught literacy for many years in urban schools before becoming staff developers at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Kate is the coauthor of the best-selling Falling in Love With Close Reading and together Kate and Maggie write the popular blog indent.