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Centering What Matters to Children: How to Connect Your Teaching to Your Students’ Passions and Inquiry Questions

April 11, 2024 Vivian Vasquez, Author & Professor

How do you decide what to focus on in your teaching? Our Kids, Books & Anti-Racism series speaker Vivian Vasquez starts by observing what her students care about.

Teaching for Fluency All Day, Every Day

February 23, 2024 Gen Arcovio, Literacy Trainer

Here are a few tips to integrate intentional teaching for fluency, without adding anything new to your day.

Tags: Teaching

New Diverse Titles to Add to Your Classroom Library

February 12, 2024 Mary E. Cronin, Literacy Coach & Author

Inspired by the first session in our Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series, Literacy Coach Mary Cronin shares a few book recommendations of her own.

Facilitating Conversations about Race: Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series

February 1, 2024 Jennifer Orr, Fourth-Grade Teacher & Author

Jennifer Orr, our next Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series featured speaker, discusses how books can serve as a starting point when facilitating conversations about race.

Carla España: Promoting Access and Equity Through Literacy

January 19, 2024 Gen Arcovio, Literacy Trainer

Looking back on the first session of our annual Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series, professor and author Carla España focused on how to teach in a way that’s inclusive to children from different language backgrounds.

Drawing: An Important Part of the Writing Process

January 10, 2024 Heather Rodman, Literacy Trainer

When students draw before writing it helps them visualize what they want to say. They include details in their drawings that they will later express in their writing using words.

Ensuring Strong Reading Skills for Grades 3-6

December 15, 2023 Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer

Foundational skill learning does not end in primary grades. Students in grades 3-6 require ongoing instruction in phonics, spelling and word study.

Tags: Teaching

Our Top Posts from 2023

December 8, 2023 Center News

As the year winds to a close, let’s pause and reflect on the wealth of learning and collaboration that has enriched our Center in 2023. Check out these standout blog posts!

Spring 2024: 8-Week Online Graduate Courses

December 1, 2023 Spring 2024 Online Offerings

Stay cozy this spring and improve your career with an online course, where you can learn at your convenience.

Tags: Latest News

Three Reasons Why a Writer’s Notebook is an Important Tool for Writers

October 16, 2023 Linda Murphy, Associate Director of Literacy Programs

Encouraging your students to keep a writer’s notebook can nourish their informational and literary writing all year.

Tags: Teaching

Upcoming Professional Development

April 29-30, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 2, Levels K-Z)

In this two-day institute learn how to use BAS 2.0 to pinpoint students’ reading behaviors and instructional needs with word-solving, fluency, and comprehension.

$595
May 8-9, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 1, Levels A-P)

This two-day workshop will help you learn how to use the new BAS 2.0 system to pinpoint student strengths and needs as readers, including oral reading behaviors, fluency, comprehension, writing about reading, and phonological awareness and early phonics skills.

$595
April 7, 2025

Engaging Vocabulary Instruction That Works for Grades 3-8 (Complimentary Webinar)

Join us for this 60-minute complimentary webinar filled with practical ways to make vocabulary learning fun, deepen word understanding, and empower students to use new words with confidence.

Complimentary Webinar

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