The Professional Learning Shaping My Thinking Right Now
One of the truisms about being an educator is that there’s always more to learn. Longtime instructional coach Steve Barkley says it best: “there is no apex to teaching.” That…
The Literacy Skills We’re Not Teaching Enough
Literacy is comprised of four key components: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Reading gets the majority of attention, for sure. Hopefully in your context, writing gets just as much. We…
Classroom Anchor Charts: A Tool Worth Keeping
There are things that come and go…and then come right back again in the world of teaching. A “new way” comes in, and we dismiss the “old way” as tired…
Why Executive Function Matters for Readers and Writers
Though not a new term by any means, we’re hearing “executive function” a whole lot lately. More to the point, we’re hearing it in the context of today’s learners. Learners…
Less Time on Literacy Centers, More Time on Reading
In a previous post, I unpacked why literacy centers may not be worth it. I won’t go into these reasons here, so I do encourage you to check out that…