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Reading Instruction

In his book Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature Lester Laminack advocates six read-aloud opportunities that we can

Reading Instruction

In a previous post I described my students’ favorite read-aloud ritual called “Choose a Book”. Every two weeks we spotlighted a

Reading Instruction

Choose-a-Book was my favorite and longest running read-aloud rituals. Each morning my students were greeted with two picture books displayed on

Reading Instruction

In Mary Lee Hahn’s Reconsidering Read-Aloud she encourages teachers to “put read-aloud at the heart of reading instruction.” I couldn’t

Spelling

Invented spelling has become a dirty word in many circles. For this reason I prefer the following terms to describe

Spelling

J. Richard Gentry developed a developmental spelling inventory, sometimes called the “monster test”, which is an easy way to determine a child’s

Writing Instruction

My husband works in the automotive industry, so to us, the ‘Big Three’ refers to Ford, GM, and Chysler. But

Explicit Teaching

The last several posts have been devoted to unpacking skills and strategies. I have used Jennifer Serravallo’s definition of strategy: “step-by-step

The C.A.R.E. Protocol