One of the fun things about traveling is that you never know who you'll sit next to on the plane and what your conversation will include. On my way to Houston for the National Middle School conference yesterday, I sat next to a vice-president of a manufacturing company. After finding out the reason I was… Continue reading On my way to Houston
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Musings from Mid-South
Last weekend I was privileged to be a presenter at the 18th Annual Mid-South Reading and Writing Institute. Over 1400 educators from Alabama, Tennessee, and other southern states came together for two days to improve their classroom reading and writing practices. Here were some of my highlights:Peter Johnston, Professor, and International Literacy Consultant from Albany,… Continue reading Musings from Mid-South
Literacy Makes Corporate Cents
On a recent vacation in Arkansas, I spent a day in Little Rock, with my sister-in-law, Barbara Baldwin. As an area manager for AT&T, Inc. she told me about AT&T's interest in promoting literacy. "If we don't take an interest in children learning to read," she commented, "we won't have skilled employees in the future."… Continue reading Literacy Makes Corporate Cents