Category: Reading

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Thank you Jen Jones, for creating this chart on best literacy practices.  Teachers can check in, to see what components of a balanced literacy framework they hare reaching, and areas they are going to work on. 

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Her website is:

https://www.helloliteracy.com/

I encourage you to check out her blog as well!

Thank you to Jennifer Serravallo for creating this handy document, sharing her thoughts on the time that should be spent on each component of a balanced literacy framework.

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Have you thought about Curriculum Implementation Day?  It is fast approaching!

If you work with students from Grades 3-9, you might be interested in our session with Lori Rog!

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Register on the staff development calendar!

Thank you to Bryan Gidinski, District SOGI Support Teacher, for creating this fantastic SOGI booklist!

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Here’s a great article about nurturing the love of reading all summer long:

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I love Donalyn Miller’s books.  She also has a great blog.  Here’s an article from a few years ago that’s worth a re-read:

Book Challenge Revisited

I really like Jennifer Serravallo’s reading conferences.  Click on the link below to watch.  Here’s what I like:

• the students are all reading different books that they have chosen. (choice is key!)
• the students have built their stamina to be able to read this quietly – this doesn’t happen right away – we need to explicitly teach it and goal set with our students to achieve this.
• the conferences are strength based.  She is noticing what each reader is doing well, and is setting goals for each reader based on where that learner is.
• this reading block is differentiated.  Students are working on different things, based on where they are in their learning.
• a love of reading is being nurtured in this environment, and isn’t that what we really want, at the end of the day?  

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