What are book clubs? Why are book clubs important? And what do book clubs look like in the classroom?
February 8, 2019
In the highly supported participation during shared reading, children find out how it feels to be a reader.
February 7, 2019
Shared Reading reinforces and embodies an essential message of the classroom: we can do this together!
February 6, 2019
In Shared Reading, students go beyond active listening and discussing to participate in the reading.
February 4, 2019
Shared reading is an enjoyable experience for your classroom community and an important opportunity for children to “step up together” into more challenging texts.
February 1, 2019
In any coherent system of literacy learning, phonics, spelling, and word study are not the end goal. Instead, these important understandings contribute to children's competence and ease in reading and writing continuous text.
January 31, 2019
In Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study, children learn how words work in and out of texts.
January 30, 2019
After teaching, reflect on the guided reading lesson even if only for a short time.
January 29, 2019
The true purpose and promise of phonics instruction is to expand and refine children's reading and writing power.
January 28, 2019
What is interactive read-aloud? Why is interactive read-aloud important? And what does interactive read-aloud look like in the classroom?
January 25, 2019
Interactive read-aloud allows students to be exposed to complex language patterns while developing deep comprehension.
January 24, 2019
Through interactive read-aloud, students can expand their knowledge and vocabulary through listening and talking.
January 23, 2019
When you read to a group over time, every text makes it possible for them to share ideas and get to know other people and places in the context of a pleasurable experience.
January 21, 2019
A: There is a suggested sequence of reading minilesson umbrellas found in chapter 8 of The Reading Minilessons Book that is intended to establish good classroom management early and work toward more sophisticated concepts across the year.
January 18, 2019
What is guided reading? Why is guided reading important? And what does guided reading look like in the classroom?
The goal of guided reading is not for students to just read “this book” or understand a single text, but – with expert teaching – to create learning that is generative and that can be applied across texts.
January 17, 2019
A system for taking running records at selected intervals is essential to effective teaching in guided reading lessons.
January 16, 2019
During interactive read-aloud, students are meant to listen to the story, not try to decode words and attend to punctuation.
January 14, 2019
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