The Reading Workshop

Emma, a sixth grade student recently asked, "would you rather comment on the blog or would you want to write out a comment on paper?...

  This turkey is going to school.  To all the turkeys with the weekend off--enjoy your break!  I will see you Tuesday.

Students that have characteristics that help them succeed in Reading Workshop, will most likely achieve throughout their life. The more re...

Welcome to students attending Ball State University in Dr. Ford's class for reading educators. It is gratifying to see that college pr...

Probably from reading his teacher's blog!

According to Doug Johnson , on the Blue Skunk Blog most of us would prefer shallow wit to deep intelligence in our writers and speakers. Th...

I recently attended a district-wide grade level inservice. This is a required "training" where testing, test results, and teachin...

What is most important to know about reading workshop? Some might say knowing what mini-lessons to teach is especially important. Others m...

Constant controversy about spending on education, NCLB, and the value of technology in education controls the news media. In this Reading W...

Bree comes in class every day with a big smile. And at least 3 or 4 times a day, she has something smart to say. Then she just grins. It...

I tried Google and Yahoo, but I could only find bobbleheads and gremlins. I got a purchase order, all ready to turn in for approval. Can an...

Kids live for music. There is never a day that they don’t listen to music. BUT, we rarely use it as part of our educational program in inter...

Having computers and other gadgets in a class is great. But, does it increase student learning? According to many, the only reason schools...

I only know this mom second hand, but I know her daughter. And I keep learning more about what this mom is doing to make her daughter succe...

I found a combination that is better than peanut butter and chocolate. We took our class wikipage and combined it with journals students w...

Twelve years ago I started on a quest to use technology to improve language arts instruction. I had one computer that worked a little bit, ...

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My daughter, Heather got this message from a friend she hadn't seen in a while. She was glad to hear from her, and is going to make pla...

C'mon boys, you can do it. All you have to do is just grow up a little. The girls are waiting. The teachers are waiting. I am sure y...

We showered outside when it rained. What a great substitution for we played in the rain. This excerpt from the book, Mountain Magic , w...