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Category Archives: Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF CLASSROOM TALK
“Who’s your favorite listener?” I’d never thought about this question until this morning, as I was reading UNLOCKING THE POWER OF CLASSROOM TALK: Teaching Kids to Talk with Clarity and Purpose, by Shana Frazin and Katy Wischow. But then I … Continue reading
CURRICULUM RESOURCES & LINKS: A Page from The Literacy Cookbook Website
If you already subscribe to The Literacy Cookbook Website, you’re probably aware of the thousands of resources available. In addition to the Website’s 1,200-plus field-tested Word documents that you can download to use instantly with your students, I’ve also curated … Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler
In 2012, if you read “The Writing Revolution,” Peg Tyre’s article in The Atlantic about Judith Hochman’s effective method for teaching writing, you may have wondered, Where can I learn more about this? You were not alone. In fact, so … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Differentiation, Lesson-planning, Paragraph writing, Questioning, Recommended Reading, Resources, Summarizing, Topic Sentences, Writing
Tagged Curriculum, Differentiation, Lesson-planning, Paragraph writing, Questioning, Recommended Reading, Resources, Summarizing, Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Writing
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Independent Reading and Summer Reading RESOURCES
As summer draws near, you might be thinking about assigning summer reading or planning for a more rigorous independent reading program at your school next year, or you might be looking forward to YOUR OWN summer reading. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Character Analysis, Independent Reading, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Reading, Recommended Reading, Resources, Summer Reading, TLC Website Resources
Tagged Character Analysis, Independent Reading, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Reading, Resources, Summer Reading, TLC Website Resources
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Recommended Reading: READING RECONSIDERED
Today’s entry is brought to you by my other blog, ONLY GOOD BOOKS. Check THIS out.
Another Helpful Reading Resource: Smithsonian TweenTribune
If you are looking for more resources to support nonfiction reading, The Smithsonian TweenTribune is a FREE online educational service offered by the Smithsonian for use by K-12 grade teachers and students. TTribune consists of daily news sites for kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Comprehension, Curriculum, DBQ Approach, ELA Common Core Standards, Independent Reading, Inference, Lesson-planning, Main Idea, Media Literacy, Nonfiction, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Recommended Reading, Research, Resources, Test Prep, Text Selection, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary, Vocabulary in Context
Tagged Comprehension, Curriculum, ELA Common Core Standards, Inference, Lesson-planning, Main Idea, Nonfiction, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Research, Resources, Test Prep, TLC Website Resources, Vocabulary in Context
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Recommended Reading: TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION 2.0
One impediment to change in any situation or field is that we tend to hesitate to believe in things we haven’t seen with our own eyes. Sometimes when you want to solve a problem, the solution doesn’t exist. But sometimes … Continue reading
