Reading Instruction
Read-Aloud Rituals: Choose-a-Book
Choose-a-Book was my favorite and longest running read-aloud rituals. Each morning my students were greeted with two picture books displayed on
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Reading Instruction
Reading Instruction
Read-Aloud Rituals
In Mary Lee Hahn’s Reconsidering Read-Aloud she encourages teachers to “put read-aloud at the heart of reading instruction.” I couldn’t
Explicit Teaching
Breaking Skills Into Strategies
The last several posts have been devoted to unpacking skills and strategies. I have used Jennifer Serravallo’s definition of strategy: “step-by-step
Explicit Teaching
How Long Does It Take for a Strategy to Give Way to a Skill?
In my last two posts I wrote about the difference between telling and teaching and the distinction between a skill
Explicit Teaching
Skills vs. Strategies
If you missed my last post, before reading this one, take a moment to watch this 30-second clip. Did you notice a
Explicit Teaching
Telling Isn’t Teaching
I recently had the opportunity to visit my alma mater and speak to a group of undergrad education majors. I
Comprehension
Thinking about Theme Pays Off
Last week I started thinking more about theme after spending time in a 2nd grade reading workshop. In my previous
Comprehension
Thinking about Theme
This past week I spent a morning in a second-grade reading workshop. These second graders had been working on taking
