Sound Walls in the Classroom: A Popular Misstep?
Sound walls are cumbersome and impractical. They are not worth the wall space they take up.
Breaking Down Author’s Purpose: It’s Not as Easy as PIE
It’s time to talk about pie. Not the calorie-laden deliciousness that I will be serving (and eating) on Thanksgiving, but PIE, as in author’s purpose. Let’s talk about why the…
Step Back to Improve Independent Writing
There are so many reasons our kids don’t want to write. At the foundational level, when handwriting and spelling skills are weak, kids’ ability and confidence in writing will be…
Show the Way to Write: Modeling, Mentors, and Exemplars
It can be hard for kids to write. There’s a tremendous amount of mental energy involved with writing. It’s also very vulnerable. The writer’s thoughts, choices, and skill level…
What’s Happening to Teacher Thinking?
There’s no question that the state of education is…a mess. There are so many issues right now. One of them? That in many places, we are being handed a boxed…