Susan Mazzarella

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A5 More books by Alan Gratz and read Jason Reynolds for the first time. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A4. I would like to continue to practice emergent reading strategies that I am learning about with Lisa Lang in our Early Literacy Coaches Cohort! #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A3. It depends on group focus, but generally sticky notes, my lesson plan to keep me focused, an anchor chart or progression, and my notebook for taking anecdotal notes. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A2 Biggest challenge with Strategy Groups is debunking the myth for teachers that Guided Reading is the only model of reading groups. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

Strategy groups allow for students to join together to practice a specific strategy. Book levels and labels are not how these flexible groups are formed. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

@thetallone13 Susan Mazzarella
Literacy Specialist
Britt, Ferguson, and Minor

[Gravity Goldberg @drgravityg]

Authentically listening to kids helps build language. If you are genuinely interested and don’t understand what they mean and ask them to explain more they will. If they feel a need to use more specific words they will but only if it matters. #rrchat

[Charity Duernberger @thetallone13]

Join us tonight at 7:30 for #LitTorchChat! We’ll be talking strategy groups.

[ILA @ILAToday]

Author Kate DiCamillo brilliantly explains the power of being read to. It’s not just for kids, but for all of us throughout our lives, and we couldn’t agree more: https://t.co/oKl0bMMBuO

[Lisa H Corcoran @lisa_ladybugsx3]

Turn RDG partnerships in K into a game! #itsAllAboutEngagement #tcrwp

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A3 My conferring notebook...with a prompt cheat sheet, mentor texts, and sticky notes to leave "a breadcrumb" with the student to recall what we discussed. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A2 Keeping them short, but impactful, yet also teaching some students how to engage in text talk. #LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

A1 Conferring opens the silent world of reading and allows you to discover your S's thoughts and get to know them as readers!#LitTorchChat

[Susan Mazzarella @MissSusanMazz]

Susan Mazzarella Instructional Literacy Specialist for Minor, Ferguson, and Nesbit #LitTorchChat

[Jackie Wynkoop @LitCoachJackieW]

“Students should linger with texts long after the cover is closed...” @lester_laminack #KSLA18

[Fountas & Pinnell @FountasPinnell]

Telling is not teaching. Reading is constructive and we want to engage the reader in constructing their knowledge. #FPLiteracy #LFA2018

[Jennifer Serravallo @JSerravallo]

I was interviewed on the Class Dismissed podcast (ep 72, interview begins around 13:15). The conversation is largely about understanding what it means to comprehend and how to make comprehension instruction less fuzzy. Hope you can listen and share. :https://t.co/u1igfI7qpS

[Laura Milo @love_teach_grow]

📝Thin-Slicing our students writing pieces is coming 💛!! Just like visuals help students, they also help adults 🙋🏼‍♀️. Give me ALL the visuals 👏🏼. @HoustonCISD @conroeela @TCRWP

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

Leadership is a function, not a position.

How you influence others IS your leadership. Where is YOUR leadership taking others?

No matter your title, use your leadership to add value to others.

You grow stronger as a leader by helping others reach their goals.

#FutureDriven

[Literacy Pages @LiteracyPages]

Instead of reading and talking about books our students are subjected to workbooks, computer programs, test-prep and worksheets. These things DON'T work. Research shows that reading & talking about self-selected books DOES work!! #LFA2018