The beginning of the school year is often the most exciting time of the year! Teachers are buying classroom decor and gearing up to welcome their students on the first day of school. One of the things I notice about teachers (myself included) is how often we forget to incorporate the curriculum when finalizing our classroom layout and supplies. Sometimes we're so busy that we forget to think about the most important things, but it's OK, it happens! In this post, I'm going to discuss some of the steps you can take to set up and achieve a … [Read more...] about A Balanced Literacy Classroom
Archives for April 2018
Reading and Writing Strategies by Jennifer Serravallo
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past three years, chances are you've heard of Jennifer Serravallo's strategies books. I'm embarrassed to admit this, but it took me a while to get into the JS craze. I remember thinking, "they're probably not for me," because I mainly work with bilingual (Spanish speaking) students. Nonetheless, last spring I decided to place an Amazon order for both her reading and writing strategies books and...wow! Just WOW! I couldn't put them down! Why had I gone so long without Jennifer's sparkly, … [Read more...] about Reading and Writing Strategies by Jennifer Serravallo