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Reading Recovery Outdated?
Reading Recovery outdated Change seems to be addictive in today’s culture. We always want the latest and greatest, and tend to shun anything that is deemed too old. We strip back perfectly good wallpaper, desire the latest iDevice even though…
Children gain book smarts by reading aloud to dogs | Stuff.co.nz
Children are reading aloud to dogs to boost their book-smarts in an innovative project. Source: Children gain book smarts by reading aloud to dogs | Stuff.co.nz Is anyone else a little miffed by this article? I mean, good on them…
Writers Workshop – Class flowchart
Recently I began using Writers Workshop in the class to co-exist within the Daily 5 programme that I run. One of the first things I do whenever embarking on a new strategy for teaching is to create a resource that…
Listen to Reading
One thing I have always been an advocate for is reading to the students. Most days I will set aside 10-15 minutes for this, if not more. With this ‘Listening Post’ so to speak, however, students have texts read to…
A picture is worth a thousand words
Today an article crossed my desk which was ultimately concerning. I didn’t like it. Partly it was written because of that feeling. But moreover, it seems to add credibility to the research completed by Dr. Protheroe which seemed to suggest…
Picture Books and Literacy Learning
I was perplexed, astonished, gobsmacked, and bewildered when I read this article this morning. Picture books hurt reading, says linguist Pamela Protheroe Read Article – Stuff.co.nz There are very few words I can say right now about it. Luckily, most…