Too Many Curriculum Demands? Integrated Literacy Lessons is the Answer.
Whether you have to tightly follow a specific curriculum, you have a great deal of freedom in what materials you use to teach, or you fall somewhere in the middle…
Want to See an Integrated Literacy Day?
I’m a big proponent of integrated literacy instruction. Why? Well for starters, it just makes good sense. It’s also very supported by research. And it helps make the reading-writing connection…
What Does Reading Actually Mean?
Question: what do you imagine when I ask you what chili is? Take just a second and picture your perfect bowl of chili. (Stick with me. I promise it’s about…
How to Foster a Reading Writing Connection
With all the focus on foundational reading skills instruction, there’s a huge missing piece: writing. Which is absolutely mind-boggling, since the reading-writing connection is so important. Why is writing missing…
9 Oh Sh%# Literacy Mistakes We’re Making
On a recent Teaching Literacy podcast, Dr. Evan Ortlieb discussed his work with determining what topics are most talked about in literacy right now, as well as what is not…