Any time of the year is a good time to build a culture of reading. Reading drives everything! Here's a challenge for you! Share your reading life with your peers and your readers! Ask yourself these 3 questions… Do I want to establish a positive culture of reading on my entirecampus? Do I want my students to see each other as readers? Do I want my students to see me and the other adults on my campus as readers? Sharing Your Reading Life and discovering a reader’s Reading Identity is MORE than just getting to know your readers, it’s all about tracking progress What you'll gain from this episo ..read more

In this episode we’ll dive into the benefits of using Readers’ Notebooks within your reading instruction. The Reader's Notebook IS the most powerful instructional tool within the reading classroom. The Reader's Notebook is the place in which your learners can see themselves as readers and watch as they progress and grow. What you’ll gain from this episode… 1. How to set up a Reader’s Notebook 2. What to include in a Reader’s Notebook 3. Learn the 5 sections EVERY Reader’s Notebook should have 4. How to use the 5 essential sections of the Reader’s Notebook If you are looking to revisit these id ..read more

An effective minilesson is short and packed with a powerful message that will ignite and motivate your readers to actively engage in their independent reading work. We’ll dive into the ‘not so secret’ secrets of crafting the perfect minilesson. What you'll gain from this episode... 9 considerations to take when planning minilessons The architecture of a minilesson: Connect ~ Teach ~ Actively Engage ~ Link Grab the FREE mini course with cheat sheet, 5 Steps to Crafting Minilessons That Will Ignite & Engage Your Readers  Self-guided mini course for long term planning your reading in ..read more

The end of the school year is always a challenge!  Keeping your learners challenged and engaged is a hard task when Spring Fever hits and everyone is counting the days until Summer break. This episode is packed with ideas and strategies to help you and your learners stay engaged and survive the end of the school year season on a bright note.   What you'll gain from this episode... ~~Making your learners growth visible ~~4 Literacy activities not to be missed at the end of the year ~~Ideas for trying out something new just for YOU After listening to gain ideas to help your end of th ..read more

Your students are reading independently. They are reacting to the text and jotting their thinking down on post its. A student comes to you and says..."I've finished my book, now what do I do with all these post its?" You see another student’s independent reading book and notebook full of post its and sticky notes are falling all over the classroom floor. You see another student throwing those little treasure pieces of reading thinking in the trash can after finishing a book. Whether it's student #1 or #2 or #3, those post-it notes need to find their way into stretching student thinking about ..read more

Reading has a lot of moving parts. Readers need to understand how to put all the pieces together to make meaning. Synthesizing text is when readers "put it all together" to move from literal understandings to inferential understandings. What you'll gain from this episode... The language of synthesis 8 key teaching points for synthesizing text To read more about synthesizing text to ‘put it all together, check out the associated blog post for this episode here, Literacy Treasures Blog A collection of ready to go minilessons with printable resources for Synthesizing Text—Minilessons to Grow an ..read more

Your learners have SO MANY QUESTIONS.  They wonder ALL THE TIME!  However, they may not have developed the skills they need to find answers to those questions. They need guidance in finding answers to their many wonderings. Readers need to understand the inquiry process to find answers to their many questions. What you'll gain from this episode... The 4 Steps of the Inquiry Process The "I wonder" step—asking questions Finding & evaluating relevant resources Creating & sharing their new learning Reflecting on the inquiry process 8 key teaching points for introducing the i ..read more

Readers are naturally filled with questions about topics they are interested in and are led to read nonfiction texts to find answers to those questions. However, nonfiction texts can be overwhelming and difficult to read from the different text structures to the content specific vocabulary to the way the content is presented to the amount of content stuffed into one piece of text readers can be left overwhelmed. Especially young readers. Help guide your readers through navigating nonfiction texts. What you'll gain from this episode... 9 key teaching points for helping your readers navigate no ..read more

When readers know that THEME is a universal message about life and/or people, uncovering this within a text becomes a little easier and more understandable. What you'll gain from this episode... · What readers need to uncover (and discover theme) · Using characters to get to theme · Questions readers need to ask to uncover theme · All theme interpretations depend on text evidence and experiences When you want a ready to go lesson along with resources to support the questioning that guides readers to theme, check out this instructional tool, Reading Toolkit: Theme Minilesson and Resources to Un ..read more

Writing longer reading responses can be an overwhelming task for young readers--well, for any readers! What you'll gain from this episode... 5 key points for conducting a minilesson for writing more about reading thinking To read more about stopping & jotting along with writing more about your reading thinking visit the Literacy Treasures Blog  Check out these resources for digging deeper into reading thinking on the Literacy Treasures Teachers Pay Teachers Store... Stretching My Reading Thinking Minilesson and Think Sheet Writing Literary Responses - Text Dependent Analysis - A Col ..read more