In great literature there is an archetype of the “sage” who comes alongside the “hero” in moments of crisis to help them navigate the journey. Think of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings or Professor Dumbledor in Harry Potter. In the middle of all that is going on in education right now, wouldn’t we all…
This school year, amongst the many goals in a school day, we know teachers are working hard to help accelerate their students in reading. And one of our goals is to provide you with high leverage instructional moves for your classroom and especially your small group instructional time. There’s a big buzz around decodable…
If you are reading this blog, chances are you are a literacy coach, reading specialist or elementary teacher who has strong beliefs about readers workshop and balanced literacy. And in light of all of the podcasts, blogs, articles about the science of reading, you might be wrestling with some of the instructional practices that have…
Our own Lynn Schade, Executive Director, and Stephanie Maze-Hsu, Project Manager, collaborated with two other leaders in the field of educational literacy to write a chapter in the newly released book: “Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Keys to School Improvement” edited by Allison Swan Dagen and Rita M. Bean. Lynn and Stephanie’s chapter, “Sustaining Literacy…
The first time I heard Rena Finder, a tiny, 91-year-old Holocaust survivor with a slight lilt in her voice, speak, was mere weeks after the 2017 March in Charlottesville that left our nation reeling that such hatred and anger could be happening in the United States of America. Rena was speaking at an annual event…
Hello readers! It’s one of those lovely summer shower mornings. The birds are still chirping and some are even bathing in the puddles created. The steady drum of the rain is soothing and bringing respite from the humidity of the day past. It’s a perfect moment to curl up with a good book and read,…