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Friday, January 27, 2017

4th Multicultural Children’s Book Day - Participating and Reviewing

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                     Series Title:  All About Clive  Author/Illustrator:   Jessica Spanyol Publisher:  Child's Play  For...
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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Connecting to Social Studies Curriculum Through Text-Sets: A Sensible Shift

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            I have long believed that Common Core discussions need to shift from talk about content-free standards to ...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Learning Science from an Enthusiastic Scientist: Caitlin O’Connell’s Newest Book

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            I love learning from nonfiction authors who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic—so enthusiastic that they wan...
Friday, December 25, 2015

Reading for Information: Help from a “Guide on the Side”

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             I hope we see a revived interest in the work of Louise Rosenblatt very soon because her work helps us understand reader respon...
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Friday, December 11, 2015

The Rain Wizard: Scientist or Fraud?

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           Because I love a good history mystery, I was immediately attracted to Larry Dane Brimner’s latest nonfiction title, The Rain Wiza...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Examining Historical Photographs with Your Head and Your Heart

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          Reading Dorothea’s Eyes , a picture book biography by Barb Rosenstock, reminded me of how emotional response see...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Key Ideas? Details?: What’s the Difference?

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            Recently, an elementary school principal lamented to me that she was surprised by test results showing stude...
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