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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 March 26, 2021 issue here.
00:00 Lead Essay
03:30 New Content
06:19 Mandy Robek Interview
Many moons ago I, Ruth Ayres, wrote this article to inspire others to develop the habit of writing on a regular basis by taking a bite out of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. It is a reflection on the things I learned from writing alongside a global community.
Cathy Mere shares tried-and-true strategies for word learning with struggling young learners. (Article first published in 2016.)
Follow along with the conclusion of March Book Madness hosted by Tony Keefer and Scott Jones. Grab a bracket, pull the books into a basket, and you're ready for your class to join in this global event.
Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! Bitsy Parks selected the picture book Little Brown by Marla Frazee for our March read. Click on the link to hear a book talk by Bitsy and to download the printable bookmarks. Join the conversation using the hashtag #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub.
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is argument writing. Tara Barnett and Kate Mills join the conversation about mentor texts for argument writing....
The focus of this week's Big Fresh podcast is conventions. Jen Schwanke joins the conversation. Click here for ALL links discussed. Each week Choice...
The focus of this week's Big Fresh is recognizing bias. Gretchen Schroeder joins the podcast. Get the Big Fresh delivered straight to your inbox...