The power of the right read is indisputable to me. Â It always has been. Â I mean, I LOVE to read. Â I have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. Â Even as a teenager, living in a foreign country, I read religiously. Â And I have always believed that the right book can […]
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Exercising Caution On Independent Reading
School has started! I absolutely love what I do. As I prepared for my new crop of kiddos I made the rounds to my normal haunts to purchase ‘new stuff’ for my classroom. I always get excited about getting new things for my students. Whether its games or art supplies, I anxiously await the smiles […]
The Importance of Reading Out Loud
Read out loud. It’s my mantra. I don’t care how old my elementary students are, I feel they all can benefit from reading out loud to their grown ups. And in this hurried world we live in, the grown ups benefit too. Younger readers need to read out loud to practice reading strategies, to work […]