Reading Recovery is not just an intervention; it’s an investment in students and teachers. Matt Renwick explains four lessons learned.
Four Lessons I learned from Reading Recovery
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“I Like to Write, and So Do They”: How Our Beliefs Influence Our Students
Plus: Four Ideas for Promoting a Positive Attitude Toward Writing A stack of 1st grade how-to books caught my eye while students worked independently on their math sheets. One student, seated next to the stack, pointed to a black bin Read More …
Four Conditions for Writing (and learning and creating in general)
This post first appeared on Read by Example and is reprinted with permission. Earlier this week, I posted a short reflection on the blog about my experience creating a quiet space to write. Margaret Simon left a comment, a thoughtful Read More …
Growing Readers Remotely: Three Types of Questions for Personalizing Reading Assessment
Personalizing the learning for students doesn’t mean an instructional free-for-all. On the contrary, personalized learning demands structure such as frameworks to ensure effective instruction while students have access to authentic, meaningful experiences. Conferring/conferencing can provide that structure when teaching and Read More …
What Should Our Kids Know and Be Able to Do?
This post first appeared on Reading By Example and is reprinted with permission. The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century. – Yuval Noah Harari This is a question that my current district is wrestling Read More …