Guess what we've been studying?  Pretty much what it seems everyone else has been studying!     As I finished my Greek Mythol...

Perhaps, you might remember a while back my excitement about getting a new guided reading table.  I wrote about it here  and here .  I was d...

Recently, I received this email from a reader: Hi there, I have been following your blog for quite sometime and would like to ask a quick ...

Today, I'm sharing a picture book that is probably better suited to the younger set, but was one I used with my summer school friends wh...

So, I mentioned in my last post that I was going to tell you about a project I completed inspired by a picture I saw on Instagram.  It was ...

I am in the process of putting together a tutorial of sorts on how to take and use anecdotal records during reader's workshop.  It is so...

I've been working with my small group friends on comprehension skills.  I know, who hasn't been doing that! :-)  One of the areas th...

Let me take a minute to address my post regarding Staples new rewards program for teachers.   I thank everyone who commented.  It seems I am...

How do you organize for guided reading?  Now, I know that's a loaded questions because there is so much to plan for.  I am asking just a...

Before I get to book talks, let me say how much I appreciate all your comments regarding teacher observations. .  It was really eye-opening ...