All Blog Posts Tagged 'reading' (13)

Penny Kittle, New Goals, and a Summer-Reading Revolution

I redesigned the English Department's summer reading assignment based on come lessons I learned at the NCTE Conference in Las Vegas.

We stopped mandating and started listening .... The great experiment begins this summer!!

Click here to read my new blog all about it -- lots of pictures and mind maps!!…

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Added by Daniel Weinstein on June 17, 2013 at 10:43pm — No Comments

Confession of a Reading Teacher

June 3, 2013
Like every other reading/ELA teacher, I am constantly admonishing my students to "Read all titles and directions before beginning any assignment."  Imagine my humiliation this…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on June 3, 2013 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Strategy Saturday

May 4, 2013
This year, my colleagues and I have spent a lot of time focusing on strategic instruction, but what are strategies versus tools versus skills? …
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on May 4, 2013 at 7:25am — No Comments

E. L. Konigsburg

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on April 23, 2013 at 6:22pm — No Comments

Baby Talk and School Achievement Gaps

April 13, 2013…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on April 13, 2013 at 8:17am — No Comments

Close Read Reminders

April 8, 2013
 
I made this poster of Close Read Reminders for my students, and hung it in my classroom.  I'm…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on April 8, 2013 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Valentine or Anti-Valentine?

February 14, 2012

 

Looking for a romantic read this Valentine's Day?  Check out these love letters of famous people throughout history.

 

Not feeling the love, this…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on February 14, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Author Birthday Calendar

January 21, 2013

A few years ago, I made a family calendar as Christmas gifts for my relatives.  Using an online photo site, I uploaded family photos for each person's birthday, anniversary, holidays, etc.  I figured my relatives would enjoy the calendar gifts, but what I didn't count on was the year-long pressure resulting from the calendar.  At every event since the first calendar, every time a picture is snapped, I'm greeted with, "That has…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on January 21, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Charles Dickens: The Key to Character

January 15, 2013

Want to improve characterization in your own writing?  Want to teach your students how to analyze character? Then hurry to catch the New York Public Library exhibit,…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on January 15, 2013 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Nook vs. Book - Round 11

Which is better for students, teachers, and readers of all ages, an ebook or a traditional book?  To see the latest round in the heavywight championship, Nook vs. Book, visit my Literacy Connections blog,

 

Happy reading,

Christine

Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on October 28, 2012 at 11:43am — No Comments

Reading that Counts

I read. I read a lot. In fact, I resolved in 2011 to keep track of just how much I read. I have three categories of books that I keep track of, the first being “Personal/Leisure Reading.” These are the books that I read to feed my own need for personal growth and enjoyment and include titles like How to Hug a Porcupine and The Gift of an Ordinary Day. Since January 1, I have read 15 books in this category.



The second category that I keep track of is “Professional Reading.” This is… Continue

Added by Kim Yaris on September 12, 2011 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

The Times They Are A-Changin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWdCKPtnYE

Over the course of the last week, I began to notice the days have been getting shorter.  The mornings are cooler.  And the shelves of Target are stocked with boxes of Crayola crayons on sale for forty cents.  I don’t know when all of this happened but I realized with summer fading into the horizon, I better get out there and enjoy its final days before it completely disappears.  So,…

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Added by Kim Yaris on August 31, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

A Smoothie at the Zoo

In Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From The Natural History of Innovation, he tells the story of a nineteenth century French obstetrician, Stephane Tarnier, who noticed a chicken incubator on a visit to the Paris Zoo.  As he watched the chickens toddle around in the warmth of the device, he thought about the number of babies he delivered that had died.  Those babies had been born too soon and as he watched, he wondered if an incubator was the answer to this problem.  With…

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Added by Kim Yaris on August 10, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

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