Wife & Mom of 2 Smart, Beautiful Daughters; Reading Specialist @ Sachem Central School District - instilling a โค๏ธ of reading ๐๐๐one page at a time ๐๐๐
Ss read literary nonfiction & informational text about Booker T. Washington, then compared & contrasted similar & new learnings from each text. @HiawathaHuskies@PrincipalJW40#ThisIsHiawatha
Heard in the Reading room today:
S1: โMy mom guessed what book we are reading!โ S2: โWow. How did she know?โ S3: โWell my mom always says she has eyes in the back of her head, so maybe thatโs how.โ S2:โBut how did she see this far??โ ๐คฃ #outofthemouthsofbabes
Ss work in partnerships to identify the important parts of the story โZoom!โ. Later, they discussed what the reader can learn about their own life from the characterโs problem and how it was solved. @HiawathaHuskies
Heard in the Reading Room โOh I just love this book!โ โค๏ธ Ss worked cooperatively to identify the problems and solutions birds face as a result of human behavior. Lots of learning and fun going on! @HiawathaHuskies
A simple way to improve reading/literacy is on your TV or computer! Turning on Closed Captioning goes a long way toward literacy success!
Captioning to Support Literacy | Reading Rockets https://t.co/WFwxr4n0PQ
Finding creative ways to do socially distanced partner work during Reading class. S to S discussion is so important to the reading and learning process! @HiawathaHuskies@SachemSchools