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Class on a Tuesday in November
Get PDFTaken with his music, earbuds swallowed all the way inso that we hear nothing, only watch the jerky gyrationsthat make my neck pang in sympathy
For Every One by Jason Reynolds
Get PDFBrought into the light during the grand opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011, Jason Reynolds\u27s short speech For Every One, addresses the youth of this nation,emphasizing the importance of pursuing one\u27s dreams. A speech, later transformed into a book in verse in 2018, serves as A poem, A nod. A Nothing to Lose. In a comforting yet inspirational tone, this heavy-hitting book looks to invigorate youth and provide the necessary fuel to pursue their wildest dreams. The back of the cover reads, This is for the courageous, and everyone who wants to be. This book is brilliantly simple yet immediately empowering. For Every One. For every dream; for every person; for every child who wants to make their dreams come true
Blogging, or How My Students and I Returned the Joy to Our Writing
Get PDFIn this practitioner piece, the author addresses the negative student attitudes towards writing. She offers blogging assignments as a solution for addressing student perceptions of writing as a burden. In addition to the Prompts Blog and the 20%-Time Blog, the author shares a video blog trailer assignment and a student self-reflection letter. Example assignments are included in the appendix
Burden of ELA
Get PDFHow do I teach students how to run,when they can\u27t walk?How can I help them to grow,if they were never planted or fed?How do I show, without my burden,That life can have perks
Showdown on the Kansas Plains: The Reading Wars Continue
Get PDFThe question of how children learn to read and how they can best be taught, has gained a significant amount of interest over the years. Cognitive research confirms there is a science-based approach to reading instruction. It provides answers to the decades-old question about how children learn to read and what is the best approach to teach them. Educational policy and practice has been slow to reflect the latest research regarding the science of reading. Instead, the field has been plagued by polarizing reading wars that have continued to widen the gap between research and beliefs regarding how children learn to read. As Kansas adopts the science of reading for the public school curriculum and begins the process of educating teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and other stakeholders, there will undoubtedly be misconceptions, and even cognitive dissonance, as personal beliefs about reading are challenged. The purpose of this article is twofold: 1) to inform the reader of the great debate or reading wars that have raged for several decades, and 2) to provide a better understanding of the conceptual shift needed to move us from a balanced literacy approach, as the best way to teach reading, to structured literacy. After decades of cognitive science research, structured literacy is now emerging as the most effective way to teach children with diverse reading abilities
Shaping Rainbows
Get PDFA queer educator\u27s reflection of their personal journey. How their past has informed their perspective, and how they can use this perspective to support and guide their students
Self-Definition Through Uncertainty: A Review of Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Get PDFDarius the Great is Not Okay (2018) is an evocative tale of a young man and his journey for self-actualization. Darius Kellner is unique. He has a love for The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek and a steeping love for tea. Rather than sports and girls, Darius often pursues profound thoughts and enlightening reflections, revealing some advanced understandings of his own feelings. Life is stagnating for Darius. He battles bullies,the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy, as Darius terms them,expectations of his father, and depression
The Importance of Reading Across Genres
Get PDFResearch continues to demonstrate that motivated readers read more, yet too often students are not exposed to genres that might motivate them to continue reading. Further, students might not be encouraged to read outside their preferred reading genre. When students are unmotivated to read, they often do not read or do not finish the books they start. What would happen if students were encouraged to read from more genres and given the freedom to check out various genres of books from their school libraries? This study examines what happens to achievement and motivation when fourth-graders participate in a Genre Challenge that utilizes the Whooo\u27s Reading app. Results indicate that comprehension scores in certain genres were impacted more than others, and while reading outside of the students\u27 preferred genres did not significantly change, students did enjoy finishing books and were extrinsically motivated to finish the book so they could take the quiz on the app
Scenes from My Playbook: Snapshots of the Literature That Captures My Soul
Get PDFI always hated the heat from my breath as I hid under the covers. The way the humidity held the air made me feel like I was suffocating. But it was the only way I could hide the beam of the flashlight. I had to keep going. I had to read every word. Every page. Every chapter. I was involved. I was so enraptured by the text that I didn\u27t want to put it down. Sometimes she caught me
Student Upset That Word She Studied for Wasn\u27t on the Final
Get PDFThis is a satirical news article about a student upset that she worked harder than she felt necessary to achieve a goal. Instead of just completing her culminating task and moving on, she wants to hold her teacher accountable