by Alison Sansone | General
Did you know that Be There Bedtime Stories is based in California? Did you know that California just passed a statewide resolution to celebrate the entire month of March as Read Across CA Month? Did you know that the kickoff on March 2nd is in conjunction with Read...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Recently I read that the National Association for the Education of Young Children presented a report that two thirds of kindergarten teachers say that students are coming to school without the basics of knowing letters among other concepts....
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Recently someone shared an article regarding a study from The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that rigorously evaluates government-funded social services and education programs. It found that annual book fairs providing...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Well, hopefully you hear just one and it is while you are reading. While we read as adults, we hear ourselves reading aloud, inside of our heads. This is something I never really thought about or talked about before it came up in a graduate class last year. It is...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Recently I have come across an interesting by product of reading instruction in our schools and it has given me some new perspectives. This year I have given a reading assessment to about 50 middle school students over the past couple months. This involves...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Many young children who are being read to, prefer to read the same book over and over again. If you are not living this out right now, you most likely remember how you were on your umpteenth reading of George and Martha, (or something of the like) and you would give...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
I thought I would sing the praises of my local libraries again. Libraries provide our children with so many different choices that build motivation to read. I would dare any child to walk into a library and NOT want to walk out with a book. IMPOSSIBLE, I tell you!...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Sometimes there is nothing better than reading for fun. Good ol’ fluffy reading. For my girls that would be Junie B. Jones or Ramona books. They can easily identify with and connect to the character and we have some good laughs together with these books. There are...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Here is a question for you. What level of text is best for students to read for getting better at reading? Here are your choices: text that is challenging, text that is comfortable and easy, or text that is somewhere in between. The answer is comfortable, easy text....
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Happy Labor Day everyone! After a year of taking classes full-time, I am back to work this year as a reading specialist. I have gotten to know many different suburban school demographics this past year due to working with other teachers in my classes and then, more...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
It is that time of year again for most of us. Freshly bought supplies are loaded up into backpacks and students nervously ponder all that may be in their new year. Here are some things to keep in mind as we all begin a new school year. If you have the opportunity,...
by Laura Gorrity | General, Tips for Reading
Fix-up strategies are used during reading. When you begin to lose understanding of what you are reading, you do certain things to make sure that you understand before you continue reading. Some fix-up strategies are: Re-reading portions of text Reading ahead Sounding...
