Julia Gibeault

Julia Gibeault, Adjunct Faculty Retired University of Alaska, Southeast School of Education, MAT Program e-Learning Literacy in the Intermediate & Middle School Grades 2007-2019

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ASCD Express 13.03 – Five Ways to Intentionally Support Reading Independence

Source: ASCD Express 13.03 – Five Ways to Intentionally Support Reading Independence

A Look Inside Mr. Amato’s Classroom – High school English teacher passionate about improving education, one book at a time.

See this teacher’s process of goal setting, implementation, gathering information, then reflecting and revising to improve literacy outcomes for students. Source: A Look Inside Mr. Amato’s Classroom – High school English teacher passionate about improving education, one book at a time.

Jim Trelease – The Read-Aloud Handbook – 2001 – YouTube

A Curriculum Staple: Reading Aloud to Teens | School Library Journal

Every year, Beth Aviv, a high school English teacher in Westchester County, NY, asks her students, “How many of you were read to by a parent when you were little?” Last year, only a quarter of the… Don’t miss the audio interview embedded in this article of Jim Trelease talking about engaging     adolescents …

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Teachers Find Many Reasons to Use Picture Books with Middle and High School Students | School Library Journal

  Source: Teachers Find Many Reasons to Use Picture Books with Middle and High School Students | School Library Journal

Classroom Resources | Teaching Tolerance

Teaching Tolerance is a  resources that promotes class discussion and the integration of content area subjects with current events. Source: Classroom Resources | Teaching Tolerance

Adolescent Literacy A POSITION STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION  (2012)

Workshops Work for the Common Core

jbgibeault@alaska.edu Source: Workshops Work for the Common Core

A Skill Strong Readers Share | Edutopia

Source: A Skill Strong Readers Share | Edutopia

Where I’m From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher

Here is an engaging way to begin to know your students, and introduce them to each other and the writing process!  See what others have done using Lyon’s poem as a prompt — and try it yourself! Where I’m From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher Source: Where I’m From, a poem …

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