Meanwhile, @DrNathanClemens & Vaughn's latest in TRLJ
"However, the science of reading is not a program or pedagogy that can be purchased or adopted…"
"equipping teachers with knowledge and skills" is not accidental word choice.
It means an INVESTMENT IN teachers
-BUILDING ON their knowledge & skills, not thrashing and burning materials or swinging a policy pendulum
-INTEGRATION, not papering over the absence of investment
Add a new tool to your conferring toolbox: students' identity webs. Identity webs can help students bring more of themselves to their writing.
Read more from Jess Carey on #TWTBlog: https://t.co/USbMqATsP8.
I turned to one of my greatest writing partners for help with my latest Two Writing Teacher post…my 12 year old daughter, Wren! https://t.co/sHaj4dOjx1
Read how one school works together to think about supporting students in exploring & bringing their identities into their writing. Writing workshops are a place of discovery & celebration.
https://t.co/G8oC8miERZ
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Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop: With intentional work on our part as educators, we can make writing workshop a place where students can bring all of their treasures and perhaps even discover more about themselves through the writing process. https://t.co/7S3BBFBz4f
"We argue coaching shifted from a tool for teacher support, to a resource for school improvement, and lastly to a lever for boosting coherence"
this is big stuff!
Many teachers are beginning this new school year with a new literacy program. Though this might seem overwhelming, today's "lessons from the trenches" will help maintain a focus on keeping writers at the heart of this work.
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