Evidence points to the skills and instruction needed to develop a reading brain.
Representation and a funds-of-knowledge approach establish the foundation for learning.
Understand how to embrace diversity to cultivate academic success.
Targeted Resources That Address Unfinished Learning and Close Skill Gaps
Scaffolded Instruction to Build Content Vocabulary and Comprehension
Tier 1 and 2 Intervention to Develop Close Reading Skills
Skill and Vocabulary Development for Transfer Between English and Spanish
Support for Older Newcomers and ELs at Preliterate or Primary Reading Levels
Resources to Build Social, Structural, and Academic Language
Small-Group Resources: Literatura, Estudios sociales, Ciencia y tecnología
Spanish Poems, Stories, and Nonfiction That Teach Initial Spanish Literacy Skills
Native Language Literacy Development Using the Spanish Phonetic Sequence
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What voices and gendered perspectives do students experience in your classroom? How can you develop a more inclusive teaching practice? Author and educator Patty McGee and Maria Campanario, National Equity Consultant in Professional...
Dr. Luvelle Brown, Superintendent of Ithaca City School District, shares his insights on the process, the pedagogies and the necessity of implementing culturally responsive teaching practices and how they can transform an educational community.
Dr. Jan Hasbrouck describes the latest research on dyslexia, its early warning signs, and what families and educators can do to support success with structured literacy, multimodal experiences, and social-emotional support.
Dr. Jan Hasbrouck defines dyslexia, clears up common misconceptions, and shares why this topic matters so much to her and should matter to everyone, in every school.
Patty McGee taught daily lessons for 9 weeks on the Benchmark Distance Learning - Literacy Block Facebook group. In this episode she talks about that experience and how it changed her teaching.
Author / educator Patty McGee talks with reading expert Laura Robb about how teachers can make the time and space for independent reading and how their students benefit when they commit to it.
Patty McGee talks with teacher and author Travis Crowder about practical ways to invite students to notice their everyday worlds. Through observing, reflecting, and writing, each of us can recognize how much the ordinary things around us sustain us.
The goal of developing schools full of readers can best be achieved when the principal, teachers, literacy coaches, and the media specialist become a team and advocate for independent reading every day. Explore easy-to-implement tips for increasing students' reading fluency, comprehension, and imagination.
The culture of a school can set the tone for educational excellence. In this blog post, principal and author Evan Robb outlines easy but impactful steps to creating a school-wide culture of reading.
A strong writing curriculum has the potential to engage, excite, and propel students forward. In this blog post, author and literacy expert Leah Mermelstein outlines six qualities to help make your writing curriculum the very best it can be.
2020 had many educators rethinking each practice and the place it holds for a well-developed reading instructional experience. Patty McGee shares essential practices to help your students continue to develop as readers, supporting in-person, distance, or hybrid learning.
