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A Parent’s Guide to Summer Literacy Development
READ MORE →: A Parent’s Guide to Summer Literacy DevelopmentSummer is a very important time in the lives of children. That break away from traditional…
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Fostering a Community of Writers
READ MORE →: Fostering a Community of WritersWhen I asked my six year old son what his favorite subject in school was, my…
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Kids are Authors, Too!
READ MORE →: Kids are Authors, Too!“Mrs. Garrett, I used speech bubbles just like Mo did.” “Mrs. Garrett, I used an onomatopoeia…
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Choice Creates Engagement
READ MORE →: Choice Creates EngagementDo you like being told what to do? Truly? Of course not! Nobody does. Do you…
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Use Mentor Texts to Engage Student Writers
READ MORE →: Use Mentor Texts to Engage Student WritersWhen my 11-year-old is trying to learn how to effectively shoot a jump shot, we find…
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Audience Provides Purpose and Value
READ MORE →: Audience Provides Purpose and Value“Who are you writing this for?” This question and the following conversation is a powerful move…
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What is Engagement and Why Does it Matter?
READ MORE →: What is Engagement and Why Does it Matter?What IS engagement in writing? Why does it matter? Can’t we just talk about standards? Many…