Archive for March 2018
The "I'm Done!" Conundrum
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . Has this ever happened to you? Your class is in the zone. Everyone is settled, engaged, and working in their literacy stations. You are making headway with a guided reading group, and you hear those two dreaded words that are like fingernails on the chalkboard –…
Read MoreRetelling – Another Tool for the Reader's Toolbox
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . Each day we are on a quest – a quest to build readers. We want our growing learners to know that reading is so much more than simply calling words with lyrical expression. The purpose of reading is to gain meaning and a strategic way to…
Read MorePunctuation Power
From the desk of Leigh Ann . . . I just read this example of the power of punctuation: An English professor wrote these words on the board and tasked his students with applying the correct punctuation. a woman without her man is nothing The males in class wrote, “A woman, without her man, is…
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