On Monday, May 4, Heinemann hosted a Twitter Chat in which they interviewed authors Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell about the role of Shared Reading in their newest system, Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC). People from all over the country followed along in order to learn more about putting Shared Reading into action with this exciting, first-of-its-kind, cohesive system for high-quality classroom-based literacy instruction. Followers engaged in a discussion about many different angles of Shared Reading, including its importance to young readers and how it is used within a classroom literacy system. Heinemann also interviewed Fountas and Pinnell about some of features in the Shared Reading component of Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™. Followers learned about what makes the books special and what they can expect to see in the lessons that accompany each authentic book. Some favorite tweets included:
"Shared Reading reinforces and embodies an essential message of the classroom: WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER. #FPLiteracy"
"Shared Reading can play an important role in expanding the systems of strategic actions using a variety of texts. #FPLiteracy"
"The texts you read aloud to the class create a body of shared texts that students have in common. #FPLiteracy"
Read the whole chat below. And mark your calendars to log in on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. (EST) as we continue the exciting chat series on Guided Reading in Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™!
And don't forget to sign up for the LIVE (free) webinar with Fountas and Pinnell, "Put Shared Reading into Action with Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™" on 4/26/2017 at 4:00 p.m. EST here.
