Classroom Libraries Podcast

November 18, 2021 00:19:26
Classroom Libraries Podcast
Choice Literacy Big Fresh
Classroom Libraries Podcast

Nov 18 2021 | 00:19:26

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Show Notes

 The focus of this week's podcast is classroom libraries. Melanie Meehan and Ruth Ayres join the conversation.

Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in literacy education. Click here for ALL links discussed.

Timeline

00:00  Welcome

00:28  Lead Essay by Ruth Ayres

03:00  Free For All Content Highlights

08:54  Classic Classroom Content Highlights

15:30 Literacy Leader Content Highlights

Free for All

Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! Melanie Meehan selected the picture book Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez as our November read. Grab a copy, and join the conversation using the hashtag #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub. 

Melanie Meehan and Ruth Ayres discuss this week's theme, classroom libraries, on the podcast.

Join the Choice Chat. Share a gratitude by leaving a comment on any of our social media channels. We’re giving away a free course to one commenter on each platform. The winner chooses the course.

Sean Musselman shares a less than perfect journey to a more inclusive classroom library on the Teacher|Books|Readers blog.

Mandy Robek realizes her classroom library isn't working for her second graders, in part because many of the books are still too difficult for students early in the year. She explains her process of sorting and stowing books for later use. This article was first published in 2016.

Mary Lee Hahn finds some of her fifth-grade readers are stuck in ruts by early winter. Her solution involves some radical changes to her classroom library over winter break. This article was first published in 2017.

Brian Sepe guides us into making a gratitude practice a powerful and practical part of each day.

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