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Showing posts with label read aloud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label read aloud. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Looking for New Middle Grade Novels?

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Even though 2020 has not been a great year, it has been a good year for middle grade books.  I am always on the lookout for books that would...
Wednesday, July 01, 2020

It's Time to Get Rid of Some "Classics" in Elementary Classrooms

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Recently I read this article in School Library Journal-- Weeding Out Racism's Invisible Roots: Rethinking Children's Classics  by Pa...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Thoughts on Teaching & Learning: Our Last Read Aloud

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Over the past several weeks, I have found myself doing a lot of reflection trying to get this online teaching right.  I keep meaning t...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

One Pagers

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Our final read aloud for the 2018-2019 school year was The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon. School had already been out for almost...
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Friday, December 07, 2018

Poetry Friday -- Talking About Race With My Students

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We finished reading aloud Can I Touch Your Hair? yesterday. It was not the first book I've read aloud this year that gave us the op...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2018

GREAT MORNING! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud

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GREAT MORNING! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong PomeloBooks, 2018 Sylvia Vardell and Janet ...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Wordless Picture Books in Read Aloud

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Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio  Chronicle Books, 2017 A crocodile gets ready...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

Rock, Paper, Scissors

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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Adam Rex Balzer + Bray, 2017 First of all, this is the most fun re...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk

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I received a review copy of Josh Funk 's new book, It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk , in the mail last week. I laughed out loud as...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Still Learning to Read: Getting Ready for Our Next Read Aloud-Rump

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This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around  Still Learning to Read --teaching reading to studen...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Celebrating World Read Aloud Day 2017

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On Thursday, February 16, we celebrated World Read Aloud Day ! Although read aloud is part of every day, we love to take this opportunity t...
Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Still Learning to Read: Choosing Our Next Read Aloud

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This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around Still Learning to Read--teaching reading to students in gr...
Wednesday, November 09, 2016

The Kindness of Author Friends

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Back in October, before I had to cut and run for home , my students benefitted from the kindness of a couple of my author friends. ...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Still Learning to Read: Tracking Our Thinking in Read Aloud

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This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around Still Learning to Read--teaching reading to students in gra...
Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Still Learning to Read: Book Preview

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This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around Still Learning to Read--teaching reading to students in gr...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Celebrating World Read Aloud Day AND The Knowing Book

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The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich illustrated by Matthew Cordell Boyds Mills Press, 2016 We are thrilled to be celebra...
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