A1. Every day. Not once or twice a week or when you are done with other tasks. Kids need to read texts of their choice every day. #bookaccessforall https://t.co/uP1VEO3vul
A3. Every book we read aloud, book talk, display, or promote to children has the potential to open their world to wider reading. We must intentionally ensure that the texts we use and share are as accurate, current, engaging, and diverse as possible. #bookaccessforall
My job isn’t to prepare kids for middle school. It is to prepare them for life. To teach them to read, to write, to think.
To dream big, and chase those dreams. To make the world a better place.
What is your job?
I gave my students some cash register tape, asked them to find their favorite line in Hamlet, and now the walls of my classroom are awash in the language of Shakespeare.