This year the Choice Literacy Book Club was formed. You will find a book talk video and a Padlet where our community has shared their thoughts about the book. Feel free to join! Click here to find out more about the Choice Literacy Book Club!
Order of joining the conversation:
Heather Fisher
Christy Rush-Levine
Ruth Ayres
Jen Court
Cathy Mere
Leigh Anne Eck
Click here for ALL links discussed.
00:00 Welcome
00:28 Lead Essay by Ruth Ayres
02:23 New Content Highlights
6:23 Book Club Discussion
Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! Heather Fisher selected So You Want to Be an Owl by Jane Porter and Maddie Frost as our September read. Grab a copy, and join the conversation using the hashtag #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub.
One way to keep your instruction fresh in a required writing unit is to take on the tasks and topics yourself. Dana Murphy finds completing the assignments herself is well worth her time and gives her a treasure trove of notebook entries to use in her conferring. This article was first published in 2018.
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Field Experience Course: Writer's Notebooks: Writer's notebooks are important tools for writers. This field experience showcases how elementary teachers use notebooks with young students. Free to members and available to purchase.
The focus of this week's podcast is secondary readers. Leigh Anne Eck and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Click here for ALL links discussed....
The focus of this week's podcast is assessing readers. Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each...
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