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
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Reading Motivation
Reading Engagement and Independence
Reaching Your Disengaged and Reluctant Readers with Home Run Books
If you are like me, you are always searching for ways to reach your struggling, disengaged, and reluctant readers. The
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
Distance Learning
Are Books Limited at Home? 4 Ideas to Get Your Kids Reading
My littles are really lucky to have SO many books at their fingertips. I know most families don’t have access
Independent Reading
Why Kids Should Read at Least 20 Minutes a Day—POWERFUL!
What if what’s best for kids is also something that is easy to implement? I recently had a conversation with
Reading Instruction
Read-Aloud Rituals: Trading Cards
Kids love to collect things! Why not play off of that love and connect collections with books. I thought of
Reading Instruction
Read Aloud Rituals: Book Lover’s Notebook
Here is another idea from Mary Lee Hahn’s Reconsidering Read-Aloud. Photocopy the front and back covers of  each new chapter
