In this episode, authors Kylene Beers and Bob Probst reflect on how educators have used the six essential signposts in their book Notice & Note to deepen close reading. Join us as we unpack the evolution of these signposts, the joy of witnessing students naturally citing textual evidence, and the benefits for neurodivergent readers. Learn how picture books can illustrate these techniques for younger readers and how these strategies can enhance comprehension across all grade levels. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do ..read more

Today, we'll revisit a conversation from 2020. Tanya Wright, author of A Teacher's Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day, is joined by Katie Wood Ray to talk about why it's important to take a deliberate approach to vocabulary instruction that spans throughout the day, and not just in isolated units. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

When you make the decision to move beyond long-used textbooks, you might wonder, what will kids read? The authors of The Civically Engaged Classroom believe in the power of curated, current text sets-- collections initially created by teachers that students can expand as their knowledge grows. In this preview of the audiobook, we'll explore how to build these text sets, starting with online sources to engage students in contemporary issues. We'll also hear practical tips on text set mapping, ensuring you cover a range of perspectives and complexities, learn how to balance digital archives with ..read more

How can I fit poetry into my busy classroom schedule? And how do I even introduce poetry to students? Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard has inspired thousands of teachers to learn the power of infusing poetry into the everyday life of their classrooms, rather than relegating it to one month out of the year. And the brand new edition of this book offers updated strategies, lessons, mentor texts, and examples from both professional and student writers that resonate with today's kids. In this preview of the audiobook, we'll hear lots of practical tips for getting started with poetry routines a ..read more

In her book, Comprehension Connections, Tanny McGregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete and help every child in your classroom make more effective use of reading comprehension strategies. In this section of the audiobook, we’ll listen as Tanny beautifully sets up the Reading Salad comprehension tool and guides the students to profound levels of understanding. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Research shows that outdoor learning can boost academic performance as well as support physical, mental, and emotional health. When you provide outdoor and indoor learning experiences, students can expand their knowledge and apply concepts to the real world. Valerie Bang-Jensen's book, Literacy Moves Outdoors, provides the rationale, resources, and information to help you get started. And today, in this preview of the audiobook, Valerie walks us through how to design and implement a StoryWalk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr ..read more

How can we rely on our human capacity to love, to engage in teaching for social justice even in the presence of fear? Today in this preview of the audiobook, Humans Who Teach, we hear how Shamari implements asking big, essential questions into his practice as an educator, as he plans lessons and develops experiences for his class. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Kylene Beers writes, "Reading changes us. It changes the way we think, the way we see the world, the way we process information and dream new thoughts. It allows us to discover more about ourselves and the world around us so that we might become better versions of ourselves, so we might fully participate in our communities and our nation. And when we don't read, when kids can't read, all that is gone. We lose that ability to learn in this transformative way." Today, we'll listen to a preview of Kylene's audiobook When Kids Can't Read―What Teachers Can Do, Second Edition. This book is packed fu ..read more

"It's the conditions, not the kids that determine success," writes Kelly Boswell. And today we'll listen in on a preview of Kelly's new audiobook, Every Kid a Writer: Strategies That Get Everyone Writing. Kelly reminds us that every writer is reluctant to write at some point. And in her book, Kelly provides six field-tested strategies to get everyone in the classroom writing with energy and enthusiasm. In this section, Kelly challenges us to stop doing meaningless writing exercises in our classrooms and instead, write for real audiences. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali ..read more

How can writing help students see they are not alone? This week Liz is joined by Barry Lane, songwriter and teacher, to talk about the invitation of the open page. Instead of following rules in writing, students learn the power of writing and the intrinsic joy of expressing their consciousness on this planet. We begin with a story from Barry's childhood when he discovered the power of writing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more