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The Gift of Story
Gr. K-3

The Gift of Story

Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life
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Better Book Clubs
Gr. 2-6

Better Book Clubs

Deepening Comprehension and Elevating Conversation
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Shifting the Balance
Gr. K-2

Shifting the Balance

6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom
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Teachers as Decision Makers
Gr. K-2

Teachers as Decision Makers

Responsive Guided Reading Instruction
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The Comprehensive Intervention Model
Gr. K-12

The Comprehensive Intervention Model

Nurturing Self-Regulated Readers Through Responsive Teaching
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Blog
Building Community with Interactive Read-Alouds

In this blog post, instructional coach Nita Creekmore shares one of her favorite books to read aloud in the first days of school and writes about the power of interactive read-aloud to build both literacy and community.

Teacher Favorites
5 Kinds of Nonfiction
Gr. K-3

5 Kinds of Nonfiction

Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books
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Why Do I Have to Read This?
Gr. 5-12

Why Do I Have to Read This?

Literacy Strategies to Engage Our Most Reluctant Students
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Teaching Literature Rhetorically
Gr. K-6

Teaching Literature Rhetorically

Transferable Literacy Skills for 21st Century Students
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Brain Words
Gr. K-6

Brain Words

How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching
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Intentional from the Start
Gr. K-2

Intentional from the Start

Guiding Emergent Readers in Small Groups
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Text Sets in Action
Gr. 1-6

Text Sets in Action

Pathways Through Content Area Literacy
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Video

I Am A Reader Today Because of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

John Schu, author of The Gift of Story, explains the value of novelizations in encouraging young students to fall in love with reading.

Video

Building Better Book Clubs

Writing with the practical teacher in mind, author Sara Kugler offers plenty of inspiration and ideas to get you started—whether you’re new to book clubs, you’re developing your confidence around them, or you’re ready to refine your responsiveness within this familiar practice.

Blogs | Webinars | Podcasts
Six Ways to Use Elkonin Boxes Across Your Literacy Block

In this blog post, Susan Vincent, coauthor of Intentional From the Start, shares six practical ways to integrate Elkonin sound boxes into literacy instruction with early readers.
Choice and Challenge in Any Setting for Joyful, Engaged Learning

In this webinar, Katie Egan Cunningham shares instructional strategies from her book Start with Joy: Designing Literacy Learning for Student Happiness focused on the pillars of choice and challenge as drivers of joyful learning.
Behind the Scenes of Why Do I Have to Read This?

In this podcast, Cris Tovani teams up with her instructional coach/editor/friend Samantha Bennett for an engaging, often funny, always insightful discussion of their long relationship and the stories behind her new book, Why Do I Have to Read This? Literacy Strategies to Engage Our Most Reluctant Students.