Category: Reading
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Things Good Readers Do: Predict and Question
After a few weeks’ hiatus, we’re back with the second part of the Things Good Readers Do series! Hopefully the timing of this post (and others) will be right on target for teachers who are doing some research over the summer on how to more explicitly target strategies when teaching…
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11 Books for a Mid-Year Refocus on Your Goals
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. It’s the end of June which means we’re halfway through the year. In Atomic Habits, the author, James Clear, states that…
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Fables, Folklore, and Fairy Tales: 10 Delightful Retellings for Kids and Adults
We’re in the midst of a “fractured fairy tale” unit in 4th grade ELA right now (last unit of the year!). How appropriate that today I’m bringing you a list of some favorite fairy tale and folk tale retellings! Some of these titles are childhood favorites of mine, while others…
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Book Talk: The Power of the Tiny (Atomic Habits)
Dear Readers, I’m putting my Things Good Readers Do series on pause for awhile. Though I am looking forward to completing it, because I want to share the things I do to help little readers grow, I don’t quite have the brain space to work on those types of posts…
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Things Good Readers Do: Skim and Scan
Here it is: Part Two of the Things Good Readers Do series! In Part 1, we talked about the habits of good readers, which, when practiced, is how people become lifelong readers. If you’re new here, you might want to read the series introduction before diving in here today. In…
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May 2021: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Nonfiction | Fiction | Student Spotlight It’s already time to write about my recent reads again? This past month flew by!…
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10 WWII Books that will Break Your Heart and Inspire Your Soul
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Nonfiction – Biographies and Autobiographies | Historical Fiction We just wrapped up part 1 of the Things Good Readers Do series…
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Things Good Readers Do: Talk about Books
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Why should readers talk about books? | What do good readers talk about? | How I teach book talk in the…
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April 2021: Recent Reads
This post contains links to things I recommend! Some of those links may be affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links. Please read full disclosure for more information. This month went by in the blink of an eye! And…
