Up to My Eyeballs in Independent Reading Projects Originally uploaded by teachergal My kids filled out their independent reading project proposal forms today. They WOWED me! And now, I have been combing through my bookcases at home trying to find books that will fit the type of work they want to do as they prepare… Continue reading GET A READING LIFE: Independent Reading Projects
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Summer Literacy Challenge for Kids
Jen Barney, of A Teacher's Life, posted a comment on a post I wrote a couple months ago about summer writing loss. Jen suggested that I give my students a Summer Adventure Packet. She graciously sent the one she used to me so that I could tweak it for my own use. This is what… Continue reading Summer Literacy Challenge for Kids
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Reading First Was Deemed “Ineffective”
The NY Times published an article entitled, "An Initiative on Reading Is Rated Ineffective" today. Not exactly a shocker most of us literacy educators, but perhaps shocking to others who haven't followed this part of the NCLB Legislation that closely. I know this blog is about writing, but I felt I'd be remiss if I… Continue reading Reading First Was Deemed “Ineffective”
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Wordless Wednesday: A photo I didn’t realize my student took when my camera was in her hands…
Caught Reading - Photo by A.R. (one of my students) Originally uploaded by teachergal Click on the photo to read the back story.
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Reading and Writing Their Way Through Summer
Last week I blogged about summer writing loss. This is because I'm starting to get anxious about the school year ending since I feel like there isn't enough time for me to do everything I want to do with my kiddos before I send them off to fifth grade. Jen Barney contacted me with some… Continue reading Reading and Writing Their Way Through Summer
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Writing About Reading: It’s Time to Kick It Up A Notch (or two)
Jacquie McTaggart published an article in Reading Today's April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Appeal to Students' Pride with Online Book Reviews." This was a timely article for me since I just put together the May newsletter for my students' parents stating that I'd like to see my students doing more reading responses (i.e., each and every… Continue reading Writing About Reading: It’s Time to Kick It Up A Notch (or two)
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Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
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Student Resources on ReadWriteThink
One of my students contacted me yesterday asking for things to do online because she was bored. Hence, I found some great student resources over at ReadWriteThink that I shared with her. There are quite a few writing resources on the page, which definitely deserves a look!
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Of course you can write!
My kids returned from lunch and recess looking like they were ready for a discussion, not a read aloud aloud. However, it was time for Interactive Read Aloud and we were supposed to look at The Other Side though the voice/silence lens. However, I decided to deviate from the plan and went through the "Voice/Silence… Continue reading Of course you can write!
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Sketchcast
My mother-in-law, who is a Literacy Coach, emailed me this evening to inform me about a resource called Sketchcast. I went online and checked it out tonight to start thinking of ways I could use it in my classroom. I thought of vocabulary instruction immediately, which is how I came up with this. Have you… Continue reading Sketchcast
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: #31
I heard the clicking of heels on the hallway floor. The clicking was getting closer. It was Kate. She had come to talk about our upcoming Voice/Silence Interactive Read Aloud Text Set, for which we haven't decided up on yet. We talked for a few minutes, both of us sitting atop the students' desks when… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: #31
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #30
This afternoon I met up with A & her mom at the Barnes & Noble on Bald Hill Road in Warwick. They spotted me getting a "Tall, skim, no-whip, white mocha," when they came in. Once my coffee was ready, we sauntered over to the children's section where we got to work using the $100… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #30
