(Yet Another) Case for Teaching Into Independent Reading
Many of us have heard about Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000 hour rule”, which indicates that to become an expert at something, one must put in...
Can you say that in a different way?
Over the past couple of months my 4 year old has become increasingly demanding. Almost daily I've heard, “Do this” or “I need a drink."...
Back to Basics: Classroom Libraries and the Very Critical Work of Getting Better Books Into Kids’ Ha
I’ve been a teacher, a staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a coach, a reading specialist and an independent...
Magical, Not Magic
“It’s magic,” a teacher I was working with recently declared after a reading conference we co-taught with one of her kindergarteners. ...
Sleep Deprivation and Small Group Work
Seven months ago my second child was born (well we consider him our third child since our first is a vizla/lab mix that holds a prominent...
Valuing Gratitude. Remembering Perspective...
When I was in college Oprah Winfrey was doing a lot of television episodes about gratitude. I remember learning about the concept of a...
Paying attention, being astonished, and telling about it
The teachers at my son’s nursery school just returned from the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance conference in Florida, and they are...
