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Catching Readers Before They Fall. Independent Reading: A look in a kindergarten classroom. Independent reading time is a key component of any reader’s workshop. It looks different at every grade level. What’s important is that we have a time, daily, for kids to read by themselves or with a partner, to choose what they read, and to have time to talk about what they are reading. In my kindergarten classroom, we have book boxes. February 7, 2015. A Home Connection for Shared Reading. October 6, 2013. The c...
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Raising Readers and Writers: Missing The Chaos Slice of Life Story
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Raising Readers and Writers. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Missing The Chaos Slice of Life Story. Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for hosting Slice of Life Tuesdays. Please visit their site. To read and comment on other Slice of Life posts. I snapped photos of each puppy sleeping in various. Parts of the house after a hard afternoon of playing. The house has quieted. Settled from the flurry of. The quiet invites peace,. And yet leaves a hole. Yearning for the next time. Filling our house with. They werent al...
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Raising Readers and Writers: Continuing My Learning Journey #sol15
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Raising Readers and Writers. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Continuing My Learning Journey #sol15. Thank you to Two Writing Teachers. For hosting Slice of Life Tuesdays. Please visit their site to read and comment on other Slice of Life stories. If I could be a professional student, I would do it in a heartbeat. Today was one of those days filled with great conversation, meeting new people, and lots of learning. It started innocently enough. A few weeks ago, Cathy. About Dr. Bill Kist's. All learners bring expe...
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Raising Readers and Writers: October 2014
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Raising Readers and Writers. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Why Blog with First Graders. Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for hosting Slice of Life Tuesday. Please visit their site to read other Slice of Life stories. There are so many wonderful stories out there. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to experience first graders receiving their first comments on their blog. As Mrs. Klochak brought up the site, an immediate murmur began winding its way among the students. I could hear giddy whispers of "Six&...I rea...
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The Case for High Stakes (in stories, that is) by David Macinnis Gill | Nerdy Book Club
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2011 Nerdy Book Awards. 2012 Nerdy Book Awards. 2013 Nerdy Book Awards. 2014 Nerdy Book Awards. 2015 Nerdy Book Awards. WANT TO BE A NERDY BLOGGER? The Case for High Stakes (in stories, that is) by David Macinnis Gill. The Case for High Stakes (in stories, that is) by David Macinnis Gill. On August 14, 2012 in Author Posts. The last time I visited the Nerdy Book Club. For example, let’s look at. Here’s another example from a book I know you’ve read,. No one is trying to spare someone’s life. No one i...
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Read Discover Grow: April 2012
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Children's Lit Challenge 1. Children's Lit Challenge 2. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Out of My Mind. I bought Out of My Mind. By Sharon Draper when it was first released in hardcover a couple of years ago. I was intrigued by the information on the back cover, and I heard positive feedback, especially from a student teacher who did a practicum in my room and a 6th grade student who was an avid reader. Friday, April 13, 2012. 14 Cows For America. 14 Cows for America. Told in third person verse with vivid, fu...
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Nerdy Book Awards | Nerdy Book Club
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2011 Nerdy Book Awards. 2012 Nerdy Book Awards. 2013 Nerdy Book Awards. 2014 Nerdy Book Awards. 2015 Nerdy Book Awards. WANT TO BE A NERDY BLOGGER? Way back on December 1, 2011, this site began with a post. Explaining about how we would choose the Best Books of 2011. That was not only the beginning of this site, but also the beginning of what would be called the Nerdy Book Awards. Nominations and voting takes place in December with winners announced during the last days of December. May 26, 2015. Mr Hank...
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Read Discover Grow: We Are America: A Tribute From The Heart
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Children's Lit Challenge 1. Children's Lit Challenge 2. Friday, April 6, 2012. We Are America: A Tribute From The Heart. As a teacher always wanting to familiarize myself with a range of YA/middle grades literature, I have read various Walter Dean Myers books, but We Are America: A Tribute From the Heart. I especially like that the history and current depiction represents dichotomies, rather than solely portraying the good or the bad. Instead, it comes off as a balanced, thought-provoking experience&...
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Thinking Stems...: A Simplistic View...week 7
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Real words from reading, wondering, and reflecting. Sunday, February 15, 2015. A Simplistic View.week 7. Over the past two weeks I have been committed to my guided reading notes. I wanted to make sure. That I was keeping it simple, but yet recording information that would inform my instruction for the next day. This process was well worth the ride, especially at the mid-year point of the school year. Is my feedback focused on a specific learning target or strategy? Lower rates of depression. Better psych...