Category Archives: reading

How Can I Help My Child Improve in Reading?

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Photo courtesy of Dads Read, Public Library Services How can I, as a parent, affect my child’s reading life? If you look on the internet you might come away with the idea that you need to heavily scaffold the reading … Continue reading →

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Celebrate: Books!

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I believe there is always something to celebrate.  Today I join with Ruth Ayers and her commuity of writers who celebrate each weekend to celebrate the arrival of new books at our school.     The first boxes arrived the … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a teaching point

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I received this text from a colleague this morning: What is the “how” in this teaching point? She queried. I read the part right under “Name your teaching point.” I thought about it. I have not read this entire lesson.  … Continue reading →

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News 

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

   A new day  Arrives on the lush green grass Fresh off the press Damp from water we do not have enough of here in Southern California. Headlines Blurred lines What matters? What’s important? If I am uncertain an editor … Continue reading →

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No More Sound it Out

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

We’re working as a school on improving our ability to grow students as readers. One of the ways we are doing this is by pulling students into small groups each day and reading with them. We use books that are … Continue reading →

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If….

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I saw this beautiful video posted on a friend’s Facebook page.  Go ahead, take a peek. When I watched this video, I realized something. I realized that I could actually feel each stretch, developee, tendue, demi plie as I saw the … Continue reading →

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What is Reading?

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Seriously.  Can we talk? Get ready because there just may be a rant brewing. Sometimes people who teach children to read will say things. And those things offend. Not because they’re intended to do so. Definitely not. Teachers are amazing … Continue reading →

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Main Idea . . . Think about it.

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Today I shared a couple of simple strategies for helping students understand how to take in informational text.  It involves breaking down information into manageable bits.  I used to think students should be able to find the main idea easily. … Continue reading →

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Doctors & Distractions

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I considered calling out. “Hello, This is me. I’m doing well, so I’m not coming okay?” No. I wanted to hear it from him. The surgeon who had less than four weeks ago cut my body and removed an offending … Continue reading →

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Random Events: What IS Digital Literacy?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

During testing yesterday, a teacher commented that her students were struggling to write the required responses on the computer. She said they had been writing every day, but don’t have access to computers to draft their work on, so they … Continue reading →

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