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Category: Literacy / ELA

Ideas for Engaging Students in End-of-Year Reading Reflections

It’s that time again when we will be saying goodbye to this year’s students. Whether they are moving on to a new grade, new school, or...

Inquiry in ELA: 5 More Ways to Make it Work

Previously, I shared a blog on 10 ways to make inquiry work in the ELA classroom where I reflected on my frustrations as a 10th-grade...

Reading Refresh: Strategies to Reinspire Good Reading Habits

With spring semester in full swing, now is a great time for a reading refresh! Here are four strategies that can be used in the library...

It’s Not Too Late! Identifying Older Students for Literacy Intervention

I was sitting in my doctoral quantitative research class feeling overwhelmed and frankly, stupid. I didn’t understand numbers. I was an...

Prioritize Helping Our Students Fall in Love With Reading (Again)

When working with ELA and literacy educators to increase students’ engagement and achievement in reading, I often run into a set of...

TomeCon: Where Authors Are the Rockstars

“TomeCon…where authors are the rockstars.” That’s the tagline for a conference you may not have discovered yet, but for any literacy-loving...

From Paper to Pixels: Leveraging UI/UX Design in Instructional Materials

In today’s educational landscape, there’s a strong emphasis placed on developing a student-centered curriculum. However,...

Collaborative Brilliance: The Impact of Media Specialist-Teacher Partnerships

Often, media specialists find themselves as solitary figures in our schools, but to effectively serve all our students, we must be master...

Untangling Student Avoidance for Reading

I recently published a book with Solution Tree called Inspiring Lifelong Readers: Using Inquiry to Engage Learners in Grades 6-12. In it I share...

A Roadmap for Integrating Digital Resources

If you’re feeling a bit lost in the landscape of digital media, you are not alone! With nearly 70% of teachers reporting tech fatigue, and the...