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My ultimate goal is for students to have real and meaningful experiences in reading and writing every single day. In my classroom, this means a Writing Workshop where students self-select topics, write for real purposes, and spend time talking about and reflecting on their own writing. In reading, students self-select from high-interest texts, spend time discussing their reading, and read A LOT, for a variety of purposes. I love engaging research projects and integrating reading and writing into the content-areas. Reading and writing should be fun! Reading and writing should make students feel excited, creative, and empowered!
Classroom Book Clubs, like Literature Circles, empower students to lead their own learning through student-led conversations. Imagine your students gathered in small groups around the room, actively sharing their thoughts,
The classroom walls can easily become overrun with too many anchor charts, posters, student work samples, and all that other important STUFF! Last year, we made a change in my
In my last post, I discussed some easy ways to set up a positive and supportive writing environment. Once you’ve established the tone of your Writing Workshop, there are 3
Have you ever noticed the tone in your classroom during writing time? Is it a happy place full of busy little writers or a stressful torture chamber of bored and
Classroom Book Clubs transformed my reading instruction and led to huge gains in my students’ reading comprehension and fluency. Similar to Literature Circles, Classroom Book Clubs put the student in
Over the years, I have structured my Reading Block in so many different ways. My classroom has been the testing ground for everything from the Four Blocks Model to Literacy
Independent Reading, also know as DEAR, Read to Self, Read On Your Own, or Self-Selected Reading Time, is an essential part of every school day. With some simple planning and
I have always been fascinated by the idea of teaching reading. As a child, I don’t remember learning to read, it was just something I knew how to do. It
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