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The Best Resources On “Close Reading” — Help Me FInd More

Anonymous — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:02:57 GMT

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 reading →

The Best Posts & Articles About Why Book “Leveling” Is A Bad Idea

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:05:26 GMT

I’m not a fan of book “leveling” through the use of Lexile measures — in other words, restricting book choice by students based on reading test results. Here are my choices for The Best Posts & Articles About Why Book … Continue reading →

The Best Resources For World Literacy Day

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:40:57 GMT

UNESCO has declared September 8th to be “World Literacy Day” for the past forty years. I know I’m one day behind, but at least these resources will be available next year… Along with the specific Literacy Day resources I have … Continue reading →

The Best English-Language News Sites With An “Ethnic” Focus — Help Me Identify More

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:17:31 GMT

Today, NPR ran stories on the development of two English-language websites/television channels with a Latino target audience — Eyeing Latinos, NBC News Snuggles Up To Telemundo and How Fox Pioneered A Formula For Latino News. The websites of these channels … Continue reading →

The Best Sites For Learning To Write A Story

Anonymous — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:34:26 GMT

I’m doing a unit on writing a story with my Beginning English Language Learners, and, since I’m taking them to the computer lab tomorrow, I wanted to see if I could pull together some useful online interactives for them. I’m … Continue reading →

A Beginning List Of The Best Posts & Articles On Accelerated Reader

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:48:21 GMT

Many teachers are familiar with the incentive-laden Accelerated Reader program. I was horrified by it during the the one year I taught in a middle school where it was used. I thought I’d begin a list sharing posts and article … Continue reading →

The Best Resources For World Read Aloud Day

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:32:18 GMT

March 7th is World Read Aloud Day this year, and here are a number of useful resources: World Read Aloud Day Activities World Read Aloud Day Blog Tools and Tips for World Read-Aloud Day is from The New York Times … Continue reading →

The Best Resources For World Book Day — March 1st

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:12:32 GMT

I’m embarrassed to say that I had never heard of it before, but apparently March 1st has been declared “World Book Day” by UNESCO. Here is is how it’s explained by “Education Scotland”: World Book Day was designated by UNESCO … Continue reading →

A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists For Online Books Accessible To ELL’s

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:16:07 GMT

I have a ton of “The Best…” lists related to reading, which you can find in the page where all 800 lists are categorized by subject area. However, there are four popular ones specifically related to online books accessible to … Continue reading →

“The Best Resources On ‘Becoming What We Read’”

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:10:42 GMT

Because of an increasing number of studies on the topic, I’ve just converted an older post on the impact reading has on empathy into The Best Resources On “Becoming What We Read.” You might want to check it out and … Continue reading →