Teach the Reader, Not Just Reading
There’s yet another reading war going on. For educators my age or older, this makes us roll our eyes, because the exact same core argument rears up nearly every decade…
Powerful Instruction: Interactive Read Aloud
Raise your hand if you often feel like you never feel like you have enough time. How about this one: do you ever feel like your kids just aren’t getting…
Interactive Read Aloud vs Read Aloud: Which is Better?
Read Aloud or Interactive Read Aloud…Which should you do? So many terms in the literacy world are so similar, they can be incredibly confusing. Case in point: read alouds and…
Balanced Literacy Instruction: What It Actually Means
The term “balanced literacy instruction” is a grossly misinterpreted and misrepresented one lately. Social media is spreading these wrong messages like wildfire–so I’d like to clarify what this term truly…