First Steps to Fluency: How Young Learners Be...

Can writing instruction actually strengthen how students read and think, not just how they write? Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler say yes, and their book The Writing Revolution shows teachers exactly how.In this episode, Judith and Natalie make the case that writing does not ne ...  عرض المزيد

Episode 264Grading a stack of student writing and not sure where to start? This episode is for you.Adrea Truckenmiller is a researcher and professor whose work on writing assessment has shaped how schools support struggling writers. In this episode, she shares insights from her r ...  عرض المزيد

In episode 6 of Creative Kindergarten’s Book Club, we read and reflect on chapter 6 of Literacy Foundations for English Learners. I haven’t put much thought into building fluency with my kindergarten students, and this chapter gave me some perspective and some ideas t ...

By this time in the year, you are becoming very familiar with your students strengths and weaknesses, particularly when it comes to reading. And you probably have a number of students where reading aloud is difficult, if not painful. Reading fluency is actually a product of stron ...  عرض المزيد

Shannon chats with Lindsay Kemeny about her new book titled 7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-3 Reading Success.     Both Shannon and Lindsay have classroom experience teaching Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students, so thei ...