What's new at Literacy Builders?
It’s a new school year. What will you do differently? Doing things differently means embracing change and embracing change inevitably leads to feelings of uncertainty. Check out Kim’s blog The Jedi Master Speaks: Try not, do or do not for some encouraging thoughts for facing and embracing change that could lead to great innovation in your classroom this year.
Free for September
Welcome back to school! September is a time for making important decisions about organizing space, building community, and launching the reading and writing workshop! We have stock-piled some great ideas to ease the transition from summer vacation back to school. Follow these links to some great reading workshop and writing workshop ideas for September!
Check out what's NEW in our Store:
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Teaching Comprehension in the Reading Workshop
Check out the review of our latest reads:
Need a great book to help frame your thinking for the beginning of the school year? Daniel Pink’s Drive The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us will help you think about what you can do to help students feel invested in their learning. Check out Kim’s review of this highly relevant book!
Featured Contest
Congratulations to Bobbi Claytor, a literacy coach at North Elementary in Evanston, Wyoming for winning our Book Choice Mini Lesson contest! Click here to learn more about the wonderful idea that Bobbi shared with the Literacy Builders community.
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This month we will be randomly selecting five of our Facebook fans to receive a free Literacy Builders tote bag. Make sure to "LIKE" our page for a chance to receive this great prize!Collaborate with Others
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ic, Independent Readers
(Amazon Affiliate Link), Jennifer Serravallo uses talks about a learning community of teachers who “work, plan, and think together; constantly trying to outgrow their best ideas.” What are you reading or doing to help you do this? Be sure to check out our discussion boards to share your latest and greatest thinking!
ic, Independent Readers (Amazon Affiliate Link), Jennifer Serravallo uses talks about a learning community of teachers who “work, plan, and think together; constantly trying to outgrow their best ideas.” What are you reading or doing to help you do this? Be sure to check out our discussion boards to share your latest and greatest thinking!
Are you a member of the Literacy Builders Diigo group? If not, you should join today! Being part of an online collaboration community is a great way to share resources and keep up-to-date about what’s happening in education, specifically literacy. There is no cost to join Diigo and there is no cost to join our group, therefore, there is no reason not to become a member!
