Category: 6. Reading and Literature

Role of Literature; Read Aloud;

Guided Reading: How to Make Kids Hate (or Love) to Read – Education Week Teacher

Teachers should help students experience the joy of simply reading a great book. Justin Minkel shares guided reading strategies that help engage young readers by sparking their excitement. Source: Guided Reading: How to Make Kids Hate (or Love) to Read – Education Week Teacher  by Justin Minkel as posted in Education Week, January 31, 2017

Video Book Trailers, Author Videos, and Educational Videos for Teachers

Video book trailers for the best children’s books and authors, plus educational videos on reading, science, and seasonal topics teachers can use in the classroom Source: Video Book Trailers, Author Videos, and Educational Videos for Teachers

Taking Stories to the ‘Tube

One is never too old for a well-done read aloud!

Using Technology to Inspire Independent Readers | Edutopia

Students can create and share video-based book reports—and deepen their reading habits. Source: Using Technology to Inspire Independent Readers | Edutopia

We’re All Readers Here

Inspired by Donalyn Miller’s game-changing work The Book Whisperer, middle school teacher Cheryl Mizerny has transformed her traditional ELA classroom into a reading community where everyone … Source: We’re All Readers Here

Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses | TWO WRITING TEACHERS

When I first began teaching, Nancie Atwell’s In The Middle was my go to PD book for all things to do with reading and writing workshop.  I modeled so many of my teaching practices on what I learned… Source: Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses | TWO WRITING TEACHERS

How Reading Aloud From Birth Can Help Close the Health Equity Gap – US News

Reading aloud – from a book, not a tablet – can help close the alarming health equity gap. Source: How Reading Aloud From Birth Can Help Close the Health Equity Gap – US News

Reading aloud benefits even older kids

Educator Jim Trelease explains why reading aloud to your child, no matter what her age, is the magic bullet for creating a lifelong reader. Source: Reading aloud benefits even older kids