Monthly Archives: December 2013

Reluctant reader activity

Posted on December 12, 2013 by jdioguardi

As a classroom teacher, I was always on the hunt for new and exciting ways to entice my less than enthused readers. One of the “hooks” I employed was what they would be doing with the text- and never, never, … Continue reading →

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Get out of the classroom!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jdioguardi

Educators know that when you can make curricular connections, children learn how to access that information faster because you are are involving more parts of the brain. At a recent faculty meeting, my colleagues shared about their experience at a … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novels that caught my eye

Posted on December 2, 2013 by jdioguardi

Hi everyone! Just a quick video on some new hot texts that our LS Librarian, Anna McKay, brought to my attention.

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