Today’s That Thing You Do! segment is authored by Ali Capasso. Ali teaches 2nd grade on our Title I campus. I’m excited for Ali to share her wisdom about facilitating an environment where readers talk about the books they’re reading. You can follow Ali on Twitter @MrsCapasso Every day, Timothy stops by my door. We …
They sit on the floor in front of me eagerly waiting for me to turn the page. They’ve made predictions, shared ideas they’re inferring, made connections to the poetry and informational texts we’ve read this week. They ask if the author has written other books. There’ve been so many questions. Questions that led us to …
On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal published an article, The ‘Rock Star’ Librarians Who Choose What Your Kids Read. I was elated to see a large photograph of John Schumacher with a gaggle of elementary kids strategically placed behind the headline. I’m a huge Mr. Schu fan. I read with great interest: “Schumacher is an …
Today’s That Thing You Do! segment showcases all those teachers who know and leverage the power of the read-aloud. This is the day we pay homage to the mighty read-aloud even though it plays a critical role in many classrooms every day. I have gone back again and again to Burkins and Yaris book, Who’s …
From 1985 to 1992 my husband traveled behind the Iron Curtain and engaged in an operation that only a select few of our family and friends knew about. Before he could meet up with his contacts in the Eastern Bloc countries where he traveled, there were other individuals who smuggled materials into secret locations for …
There’s a lot of buzz in the education world about ways to motivate students to read, but what about enticing teachers to read more children’s literature? The life of a teacher is packed with responsibilities inside and outside the classroom, but making time to read a wide variety of children’s/teen’s books is vitally important. There …
