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…
Avoid These 5 Pitfalls To Improve Student Reading Stamina
We spend a whole lot of time teaching reading skills. But it’s all for naught if students don’t actually apply what we’re teaching to their actual reading. Not just with…
Reading Motivation Matters [But Is Often Ignored]
The resurgence of the science of reading as a movement has brought forth some very important reminders. Some of those reminders are seen everywhere, like the importance of teaching phonics…
Are Book Levels Really So Bad?
As we get to know our new crop of students this school year, teachers gather all sorts of data, both hard and soft. It’s so important to get a feel…
Do Book Levels Have a Place in Classroom Libraries?
Here’s a question I get a lot–and it’s one that I’ve asked many times lately, too. With the wholesale cancellation of anything to do with book levels, including in assessment,…