Mark your calendars for the following events. This list was culled from the August/September issue of Reading Today, an International Reading Association publication. National Book Festival- September 25 If you live in the Washington, DC area, this year's festival will be an explosion of authors and books. Visit the website to see the large array of activities… Continue reading Reading & Writing Celebrations that You Don't Want to Miss
If your child moans and groans about reading over the summer, here are some suggestions to counter all complaints. Brought to you by the International Reading Association and Reading Today, this is a smörgåsbord of suggestions to encourage good reading habits over the summer. Francie Alexander, chief academic officer for Scholastic, Inc., advices parents that: 1. Families should set aside… Continue reading The" No-Excuse-for-Not-Reading-During-the-Summer" List
From IRA: Reading Radio Listen and Learn Why do boys lag girls in reading and what can we do about it? Listen as literacy expert William G. Brozo discusses the overwhelming evidence of a gender gap between boys and girls in reading that is an accelerating international phenomenon. Brozo explores how current notions of masculinity… Continue reading Why Boys Lag Girls in Reading
For those of you who are planning an end-of-the-year class trip to a museum, I’d like to share some insights from an article in a recent International Reading Association journal. “Museum Literacies and Adolescents Using Multiple Forms of Texts ‘On their Own,’“ (Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 53 (3), 204-14. doi:10.1598/JAAL.53.3.2) evaluated the way… Continue reading Reading a Museum
I'm giving all of the teachers out there a present for this Friday. Since Saturday November 15 is "I Love to Write Day," take a minute and click on the link on the first paragraph on that site. If you don't find a novel writing idea that will fit your classroom, why don't you look… Continue reading A Writing Lesson Plan for November 14
On April 4th The Charlotte Observer ran an article with the headline, "Students score well in writing" reporting better than average scores for local eighth graders on the 2007 national writing test. When you look closely, the statistics aren't as exciting as the headline indicates. At closer inspection, you'll find that if all races and… Continue reading Is the cup half-empty or half-full?