A Literacyhead is someone who is intensely serious about exercising creative Literacy, making connections across multiple literacies, pursuing thoughtful Literacy as an individual and as a teacher, and constantly searching for ideas. Literacyheads may have expertise in different areas of Literacy, but all are committed to children's Literacy, passionate about the arts, incessant thinkers, and display a propensity for having fun.
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"Learning new vocabulary can be quite daunting for most students. We just have to look at the literacy rates to see how much children struggle with vocabulary. Rote learning of vocabulary does not really work. Experience has taught me students remember what they use and explore. Students need to have fun, engage with the material, and explore how their new knowledge works. "
Photo of Billy Collins Welcome to Poetry 180. Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed.
Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. I have selected the poems you will find here with high school students in mind. They are intended to be listened to, and I suggest that all members of the school community be included as readers. A great time for the readings would be following the end of daily announcements over the public address system.
