Category Archives: Reading

A small study suggests that quality digital story books might be as good as an adult

In this article put out by Hechinger report, the author suggests through a small study conducted at NYU that children can have the same level of oral comprehension whether it was delivered by a quality digital platform or by an … Continue reading

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Tough Love & Reading

Below is a link to a recent interview with James Patterson, and something he mentions is that getting your kids to read sometimes requires a little bit of tough love. I completely agree with this… as parents, sometimes we have … Continue reading

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Book Fair @ Hackley

I was just in Allen Hall checking out the books that are available for our book fair…. and I realized I might have a bit of an obsession for books. It is CRAZY how much books make me happy- but … Continue reading

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Free Online Book Group

I will be starting a free online book discussion, which will last from Feb 1st to March 21st. The book we will be sharing is Cynthia Rylant’s Gooseberry Park . It will be limited to 10 participants, and they must be … Continue reading

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Reading success test at 3 y.o?

Many thanks to Jed Dioguardi for passing this along this AM! http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/07/21/423260864/the-test-that-can-look-into-a-childs-reading-future I think that this can be a piece of the puzzle, and could see it also making sense for children that have focus issues; as this would be … Continue reading

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Examples of our current online literacy circle….

I am currently leading a literacy circle with Hackley students, and we are sharing A Wrinkle in Time. These are a few excerpts of postings that have been made so far, and I hope they give you a better idea … Continue reading

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Q&A: Raising Kids Who Want To Read : NPR Ed : NPR

Q&A: Raising Kids Who Want To Read : NPR Ed : NPR. Great interview with Daniel Willingham about his new book.

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Psychology: Social-Emotional Learning & Learning to Read – Dr. Mark Greenberg

Psychology: Social-Emotional Learning & Learning to Read – Dr. Mark Greenberg. Great information on understanding the link between emotion and cognition!

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The Neurocritic: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Mid-Cingulate Cortex

The Neurocritic: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Mid-Cingulate Cortex. A great blog post form the Neurocritic…..

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Free Online Lit Circle

As many of you know, I teach online book circles during the summer months to offer reading instruction and support for all our Hackley learners. However, I will also be offering an online reading circle this December (without charge since … Continue reading

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