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Great free downloads to support a succesful launch of Writing Workshop

Some thoughts and resources for launching the reading workshop in september

Kim- I read an interview (can't find it again) but I really liked the question, "When you return to a book, how do you remember what you are reading about?" or something like that. I used it last year and found it enlightening. Some kids said they reread the last page. Some said they use a post and write their last thought. One said he took speech and learned how to just remember better.

another site like free rice. Vocabulary development with a social conscience

Good things to think about when working with reluctant readers, peppered with good resources

Always interested to learn more about what Finland is doing and we're not.

Interesting. It seems intuitive to me that if kids aren't reading that we should give them an entree by valuing their choices but lots of people need studies to believe in it.

Cathy Mere's blog--well worth reading, this is a great post about taking time to observe and get to know your students in other ways besides formal assessment.

About book ladders and helping older kids make text to text connections. Have you read Teri Lesesne's book? It's a good one.

Be sure to do your part! Help the drive to donate books to needy children.

Great summary video of highlights of what children need to become more proficient.

People reading less, study finds. And what's more, NYC didn't even make the list of top 16 most literate cities.

Good article to share with parents on back to school night about how to motivate kids to read

Comparing cooking to teaching: what do these two things have in common?