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Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in literacy education. You can find the May 7, 2021 issue here.
00:00 Welcome
01:38 Lead Essay by Jen Schwanke
04:54 New Content Discussion with Brian Sepe
See Brian's latest content on social media: @Brian_Sepe_.
Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! Dana Murphy selected the May pick. It is My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kohei Horikoshi. This new manga book is popular in classrooms and a new reading experience for our book club. Grab a copy, and join the conversation using the hashtag #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub.
On The Black Creators Series, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Sophia Thakur discuss poetry and Somebody Give This Heart a Pen.
Poetry writing always has the potential to spark some magic in students. Christy Rush-Levine finds that this magic requires a few connections to be in place first in her middle school classroom. (This article was first published in 2018.)
Heather Rader makes connections between being a reader and a scientist. (This article was first published in 2012.)
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is Word Work. Mandy Robek joins the podcast. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice...
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is fresh starts. Stephanie Affinito joins the podcast to talk about coaching visions and menus. Get the...
Enjoy listening as the Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez. This year the Choice Literacy Book Club was formed. You...
