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http://www.thefirst4000words.com/pdf/4kW_Source_List.pdf - 2 views

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vocabulary 4000

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Great resource for teaching vocabulary

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Stories of Inspiration « Chasing Beauty…in the classroom - 1 views

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blog Boost reading writing

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Love this blog. Great reading/writing workshop blog.

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Concord Review Showcases Student Writers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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research paper writing

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Has the research paper become archaic?

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Reading Vacation: The Third Degree - Inappropriate Books - 1 views

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book_choice blog eleven

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A (very sophisticated) eleven year old girl blogs about her reading life. This one: how she chooses appropriate books. Share this with your students!

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Watch. Connect. Read.: The Invention of Hugo Cabret - 2 views

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book trailer Hugo reading

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Librarian blogger presents resources (book trailers) that help get kids ready to read The Invention of Hugo Cabret

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Why adults should read children's books - 1 views

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reluctant readers reading role model

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Great article to share with parents of reluctant readers!

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Nancy Teaches: 8 Secrets of Success or Confessions of a Conceited Teacher? - 1 views

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TED video success in teaching

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Inspirational.

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'Hello? It's the ALA Calling': Stead and Vanderpool on Winning the Big Prize - 0 views

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books Newbery Caldecott

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What happens when an artist gets the call she won the Caldecott and an author gets the call she won the Newbery? Great article!

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Students Sound Off: Senior Karen Wisniewski Believes Graduating Starts With A Love Of R... - 1 views

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reading high school teenagers

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High school senior weighs in with her opinion about why reading is important.

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D.C. tops rankings for USA's most literate cities - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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Reading Literacy Cities USA Today

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

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YouTube - The Future is Wild - Living Book - 1 views

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Books future

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Wow--is this where books are going? Wondering when something like this will be available?

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A Letter From E.B. White > Richard Lakin's Thanks2Teachers.com - A Wellspring of Teache... - 1 views

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Charlotte's Web writing EBWhite

shared by Kim Yaris on 03 Jan 11 - Cached

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Super Cool! 51 year old letter from EB White to a fifth grade class. Great for lesson on where authors get ideas for stories! Write from experience not about experience!

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Rikers Reading Program Lets Fathers Parent From Afar - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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NYTimes Rikers Dads Reading

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Bittersweet. A great program involving dads with reading to their children from prison

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Teach with Picture Books: Basic Literacy Skills Through Picture Books - 2 views

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picture books

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If you can get past the sleepy music, this video makes a strong case for teaching with picture books. I concur!

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5 Surefire Strategies for Developing Reading Fluency | Scholastic.com - 1 views

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fluency scholastic

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Good ideas for improving fluency

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Recent mentor-texts Bookmarks on Delicious - 1 views

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writing mentor texts

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Lists of mentor texts to support writing workshop

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Questions & Authors: Teaching organization to young writers - The Stenhouse Blog - 0 views

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writing formula

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Great blog post: The case against teaching paragraph writing the hamburger way.

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BBC News - Pisa literacy survey: Finland loses top spot to Asians - 0 views

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Finland Literacy

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Oh no! Finland loses top ranking as most literate place in world.

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The Early Reader Isn't Always the Bookworm | Education.com - 1 views

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reading article preschool

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Good article about pros and cons of early reading

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Strategies for online reading comprehension - 3 views

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GREAT article about online reading comprehension!

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I am a literacy consultant developing innovative programs for teachers that aim to improve reading and writing instruction. My website www.literacy-builders.com will provide hundreds of downloadable lesson plans that teach children to be better readers and writers and invite teachers to collabora...