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Newsela provides several “levels” of the same newspaper articles, along with accompanying online quizzes, that students can read and take. Teachers can create a virtual classroom, assign articles and monitor student progress. I wouldn’t say it promotes Read More...
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To Light A Fire is a beautiful collection of photographs from around the world showing the “look of reading.” Thanks to Steve Silberman for the tip. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures. Read More...
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“Book Domino Chain World Record” is a video from The Seattle Public Library. I’m adding it to The Best Fun Videos About Books & Reading. Read More...
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I’ve previously posted about Scholastic’s excellent “Listen and Read” collection of simple books that provide audio for the text. Thanks to Crista Anderson, I’ve learned that National Geographic has a similar feature. It’s definitely worth checking out… Read More...
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Here are two excellent additions to The Best Resources On “Close Reading”: Here’s a sample chapter from Notice and Note, the great book by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. Grant Wiggins has written a very thorough and helpful post … Continue reading Read More...
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The concept of “close reading” has been getting more and more attention lately as the Common Core Standards are being implement. As Dr. Douglas Fisher explains: Close reading isn’t in the Common Core State Standards. However, an analysis of the … Continue Read More...
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Sex Differences in Mathematics and Reading Achievement Are Inversely Related: Within- and Across-Nation Assessment of 10 Years of PISA Data is the long title of a new study. Here’s an excerpt: Read More...
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The Gift of Reading is an ad for the the Kobo Reader, but it’s still a nice video. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day: Read More...
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I’m adding this great image to My Best Posts On Books: Why They’re Important & How To Help Students Select, Read, Write & Discuss Them: Reading helps you see further. (h/t @parisreview) twitter.com/farnamstreet/s… — Shane Parrish (@farnamstreet) April Read More...
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Five ways to get kids to want to read and write is an excerpt from my book, Self-Driven Learning, that was published by the Washington Post this morning. There wasn’t room for the short introduction to the excerpt that I … Continue reading → Read More...
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Chinua Achebe’s Legacy, in His Own Words is an Atlantic reprint of a great interview with Chinua Achebe, who died today. Here’s a quote: Read More...
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World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. Check out The Best Resources For World Book Day. Read More...
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Use the Pulp-O-Mizer to create a fun-looking and over-the-top pulp magazine cover. You can download your creation, though you can’t save it to the web. And if you or your students want some inspiration, you can always check out 8 … Continue reading → Read More...
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March 6th is World Read Aloud Day this year, and I’ve just updated The Best Resources For World Read Aloud Day. Additional suggestions are always welcome. Read More...
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Letters of Note regularly highlights incredibly engaging…letters — often written by historical figures. I’ve periodically highlighted some of them here. They published their Best Of 2012, and it’s really good. Thanks to Ed Yong for the tip. Read More...
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