Literacy Coach's Corner
Using Positive Affirmations to Drive Our Coaching Work
For many of our readers, yesterday marked the first day of Daylight Saving Time. For some of us that means
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Reading Engagement and Independence
Increase Student Engagement by “Gifting” a Book
While digging through baskets of books in our library at home, my son Cameron found a volcano book with a
Coaching Toolkit
Coaching Toolkit: Share Your Expertise with Humility
As literacy leaders in a district, it is easy to default to sharing our expertise with the people we coach
Classroom Management
How to Make the Best Use of Time in Your Literacy Classroom
We Never Have Enough Time When you are an educator, time is a precious resource. I have had a lot of
Reading Instruction
How to Show Students and Families What Matters in Our Literacy Classrooms
Last week, the school district where my children learn and grow started posting on social media about their newest outdoor
Classroom Management
Growing Readers Out of a Pizza Box? Yup!
Today I want to share a tip for K-2 teachers or teachers who might have young readers at home. Young
Reading Engagement and Independence
3 Inspirational Tips for National Reading Month
As a first-grade teacher, I always made a big deal about reading, but March was a different kind of beast. From
Homemade I Spy Game: Fun With Phonics
Last week was exhausting. We are no longer knee-deep in a pandemic–it’s more like chest-deep with no end in sight.