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Awesome article on what the research says about motivating kids to read. Good stuff.

Has the research paper become archaic?

Research or teach? Calls into question a problem plaguing our university systems. What will we produce if the people teaching college students aren't invested in doing so?

Got this from Goudvis and Harvey's Strategies that Work. Harvard puts it out to incoming freshman but I think it's great advice for anyone who reads to learn

Outstanding video of Kate DiCamillo speaking about her experiences being a writer and reflecting on her writing process. About 10 minutes long but worth watching.

News article from Springfield Missippi paper about the importance of parents reading to their children

THis is AWESOME! WHat I love about it is the use of digital literacy. I think it's a great example of the kind of stuff that we could be teaching kids how to do to share the information they learn. WIth regard to teaching reading and writing, I see possibilities for teaching point of view and subtle persuasion. Lots of potential. Very powerful. How's that for a new kind of report? It requires analysis and synthesis of information. That's what we need to be teaching kids!

Definitely check this out. I am going to be posting it on the website because I think it has lots of teaching possibilities embodied in it.

Interesting...I wish it were longer. This would be good for part of a morning meeting or when they write about their favorite and least favorite color. I wonder if there is more research on the origin of names,,,

Interesting article about some new findings about study skills