A Year of Reading

An unsolicited email showed up in my inbox. Rather than spam, it seemed like a message from the universe. Here are the big ideas: 5 Ins...

First there was Because of Winn Dixie  by Kate DiCamillo. This scruffy dog who smiles shows up in India Opal's life and helps her to...

Today, we are thrilled to welcome Olivia Van Ledtje to A Year of Reading as a guest blogger. Liv is a lover of books, sharks, ballet...

We are taking a weeklong blog vacation from November 13-November 20..  No, we won't be going to the beach but we will be going somewhe...

The Real Work by Wendell Berry It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have co...

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. ...

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

The NCTE annual convention is one of my favorite events of the year. If you've followed this biog for a while you probably know that as...

Life is Full of Pain and Glory Like a single leaf spiraling lazily down through a china blue sky. Like a hangnail which, in care...

This is one of a series of blog posts that continue the conversation around Still Learning to Read--teaching reading to students in ...