Classroom libraries are often a student’s only way of finding literature easily. Does your classroom library represent the students in your classroom? Your classroom library should be inviting and organized and include books that are engaging. Want to know more? Read this Assessment Tool from First Book.
Pre-K Teacher
Foundational Skills Guidance Documents: Grades K–2
Engaging Children: Interactive Literacy Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
What Do Phonemes Have to Do With It?
Dr. Louisa Moats presented “What Do Phonemes Have to Do With It?” at the Patton Literacy Symposium in June 2022. In this video, accompanied by a PowerPoint, Dr. Moats discusses why phoneme awareness is challenging, how phoneme awareness differs from phonics, and what the research states about phonemic instruction.
See, Think, Wonder
This resource, developed by Project Zero at Harvard, provides a routine to help students of any age (early childhood through Grade 12 and beyond) warm up to thinking about any topic, idea, or image. It is available in English and Spanish. Every student will have something to say if you introduce this routine!
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