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How to Ensure Equitable Instruction at the Reading Table

March 17, 2021| Posted in Literacy, On the Blog| 4784

Learning at the reading table begins with fostering each students’ confidence and courage to read as you continue to guide and coach through more complex and difficult text. If we lean in to teaching in small groups, adjusting our teaching to ensure students' highest reading potential, we can make a difference.

There's an Elephant in Our Classrooms

March 3, 2021| Posted in Literacy, On the Blog| 19282

Reading volume matters! 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. Laura Robb outlines easy-to-implement tips for increasing students' reading fluency, comprehension, and imagination.

Let’s Create a Culture of Reading

February 11, 2021| Posted in On the Blog| 7534

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.

6 Qualities of a Strong Writing Curriculum

January 13, 2021| Posted in On the Blog| 22041

Writing instruction has the potential to engage, excite, and propel students forward. A strong writing curriculum is a key aspect in doing this. Author and literacy expert Leah Mermelstein outlines six qualities help you make your writing curriculum the very best it can be.

Empowering Growth Mindsets Through Home-School Connections

December 9, 2020| Posted in On the Blog| 22534

Since so much of our society promotes a fixed mindset, educating caregivers about a growth mindset and helping them see how their language can impact their children’s understanding of themselves is key to supporting educator and student success in the classroom.

What Really Gets Kids Reading?

December 3, 2020| Posted in On the Blog| 4632

Research shows that when a self-selected text is above a student’s independent reading level, that student will struggle productively to understand it.