Three Favorite Fall Books
Here in the south, it is JUST beginning to get cool. I can finally pull on some jeans without sweating to death! It is heaven! I love teaching seasonal topics because they are engaging [...]
Fitting in Independent Reading
Time and time again research has supported the importance of independent reading. I had no idea that the idea of independent- and even the NAME of independent reading could be controversial until I started [...]
What are Reading Partnerships?
Reading partnerships are not a new concepts. Teachers in the upper grades have been using them for many years within the reading workshop. Partnerships are a great, authentic ways to engage kids in reading [...]
What Does EXPLICIT Fluency Instruction Look Like?
In the past I have written several blog post about teaching fluency. In this blog post, I broke down and explained that fluency is how quickly, smoothly, and expressively (this may be referred to [...]