Literacy is the ability to make sense of or use ‘something.’ From books to technology, research to writing, literacy is the foundation of learning.
20 Guiding Questions To Develop A Digital Literacy Plan Read More
Digital literacy is emerging as a genuine concern in education as technology competes with traditional texts for student attention.
3 Books Any Aspiring Wordsmith Should Read Read More
Here are a few books on style, grammar, and how to keep your audience engaged that are sure to ignite your writing inspiration.
4 Paradigm Shifts That Can Improve How You Teach Reading Read More
Reflecting on my years in the classroom, a few things come to mind that I wish I had done a differently to be more effective.
How To Use The Text Reduction Strategy To Improve Reading Comprehension Read More
The Text Reduction Strategy can improve reading comprehension by reducing a text to distill it to its essence: theme, thesis, main ideas.
13 iPad Apps That Promote Close Reading Read More
Close-reading is an active process characterized by questioning, adjusting reading rate, judgement thinking, and dozens of other strategies.
Instead Of A Book Report, My Students ‘Wrote’ A Video Read More
My students were overjoyed when I shared this new tool that enabled them to work more interactively with their book reports.
Dyslexic Thinkers Aren’t Disabled Thinkers Read More
Image or picture thinking is the innate process dyslexic thinkers use. Our educational system is just beginning to understand how to best respond.
14 Ways To Use Digital Text Annotation In The Classroom Read More
Skim for key vocabulary that seems important, is confusing, or otherwise ‘stands out’ and mark it in a separate color.