Archive for October 2017
It Starts With Wanting to Know More
“Look at the map. Which is bigger in area, Greenland or Australia? Ah, Greenland you say. I traced the outline of Greenland and Australia and cut them out. Let’s look. How can we compare? Right. One way is to put one country on top of the other. You see Greenland is indeed larger. Now check…
Read MoreGuided Reading – Cornerstone of Balanced Literacy
“I read like the ink from the book is oxygen and I’m gasping for breath.” – unknown As I stumbled upon this quote, the dendrites started firing in my brain. This is how I want my kindergartners to feel about reading. When our children find success as readers, they find joy in reading. The problem is…
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