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This week’s module focuses on guided reading and the act of selecting leveled texts for students. As a third grade teacher I have a lot to say about this. Throughout the early elementary years, students’ reading materials are chosen for them. They are informed of their “just right” reading level and must select texts specificallyContinue reading “Are Guided Reading and Leveled Texts the Best Choices for Young Readers?”

This week really has me thinking. Diversity will always be present in the classroom and as educators we must become experts at anti-racist teaching. As a teacher in a predominantly white school in a suburban town, I don’t have many opportunities to celebrate diversity in the classroom.. or so I thought. This week I learnedContinue reading “Diversity: What is it Really?”

Parents and educators play such a huge role in teaching children to read. We introduce the various letters, sounds, words and phrases that work together to compose interesting and engaging pieces of literature. But what do we do when the child’s love of reading is not there? This is one concept that we simply cannotContinue reading “My Literacy Mantra”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”