The book basket: A new Seuss treasure!

Reading

Have you heard the news? A newly unearthed Dr. Seuss treasure was just published for the first time this fall! Dr. Seuss fans, rejoice the publication of Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories (Random House, 2014)! Dr. Charles D. Cohen, who has written extensively about Theodor Seuss Geisel and amassed the largest private…

Getting a handle on assessment in readers’ workshop

Reading

If we believe reading is thinking, then we consider assessment in Readers’ Workshop a gauge of cognitive and metacognitive processes churning around text interaction. But how do we measure complex cerebral strategies and translate them into PowerSchool keystrokes, team meeting dialogue, or parent conference conversation? There are several ways to assess reading strategies and thinking…