This was a really fun week for me at school. My class did a little ELA unit using the story Stone Soup. I used the Reading A-Z version for the students, and then read aloud the classic Marcia Brown version. We compared and contrasted the folktales with an anchor...
Assessment and the Signposts and Questions You Might HaveI am so excited because this is the chapter that I get to host- Assessment and the Signposts and Questions You May Have. Let’s start with assessment. It’s everywhere isn’t it? I was...
So, welcome back to another Wednesday book study installment of the Literacy Teacher’s Playbook! Woo! Besides delving into Analyzing Data, we have a giveaway this week too! So after you read me, check out the other bloggers who are following along and...
The Anchor Questions & The Role of Generalizable LanguageThese are two of the most important chapters I think, and ones where I have learned the most so far.Over the past 21 years, I have always tried to make sure that my questions for reading any text were...
Happy Thursday everyone! So today’s section of Notice and Note is about using text-dependent questions. The question the authors pose is “Do text-dependent questions foster engagement?” Well, I would think so. I guess it would be how...
A big thanks to Marie from Hands on Teacher in First for organizing this linky. It is forcing me to get my rear in gear. I have a nightstand full of books I have been collecting for summer reads and need to get busy!I am so excited to be part of two book...
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