I recently had the pleasure of attending the 25th Annual Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference in Illinois. One of the sessions I attended was led by the brilliant and endearing Christopher Lehman. His session centered around using our stories to generate topics for information writing. It is a unique approach to a genre that can sometimes feel… Continue reading Starting with Story
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Join the Fourth Annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
This March marks the fourth year of the classroom version of the Slice of Life Story Challenge, or Classroom SOLSC. We hope that many of you will join the challenge with your classes!
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SOLS
Today is Tuesday which means it is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give at least three comments to other bloggers. Don't forget to click on some unfamiliar names in the list of Slicers and get to know some new bloggers! If you are on Twitter, don't forget our new hashtag: #sol16.
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Should Educators Be Writers?
Is it important that teachers who teach writing actually write?
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Dialogue in First Grade
See how these first graders added dialogue to their narrative writing.
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Student Writing Reflection
Young learners are fascinating. One minute they're focused and willing workers, seconds later they're playful and silly, but watch them with their parents and they become entirely different little people, and I am reminded of how young they are. It's for this exact reason I love working with our youngest learners. Their playful, innocent nature alongside the desire to be a "big kid" suits our job perfectly.
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Three Quick Tips for Small Group Strategy Lessons
Have you been super busy the past few weeks? I know I sure have been! So, I won't take up any extra of your time. Here are three quick tips for small group strategy lessons: Use your conferring notes, observations of kids, your on-demand assessment results, or latest samples of student writing to find 3-4… Continue reading Three Quick Tips for Small Group Strategy Lessons
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What Does it All Mean? Really?
Sometimes the place we land isn't where we belong, it is merely a place to pause before the real destination.
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Write, Share, Give – SOLS Tuesday
It's Tuesday which means it is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give at least three comments to other Slicers. I know so many of us have formed friendships through this community. We faithfully read each other's Slice of Life Stories each week. Don't forget to read some new Slices this week… Continue reading Write, Share, Give – SOLS Tuesday
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Putting the Exploratory Notebook into practice…with thanks to Ralph Fletcher
Putting the Exploratory Notebook into practice...
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Comments Make Community!
Comments are at the heart of blogging!
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I’m Trying to Love Spiders: A Review & Giveaway
When my principal handed me a copy of Bethany Barton's I'm Trying to Love Spiders, I was intrigued. She had chosen this book as our Everybody Reads title for the month and I was wondering why. I mean, who would try to love spiders? Ew. I was immediately impressed with both the colorful illustrations and the… Continue reading I’m Trying to Love Spiders: A Review & Giveaway
