Education Week has a nice article on reading aloud to students. I fear the emphasis on standardized testing has resulted in many teachers cutting back on the time spent reading aloud to them.
Even when I taught 6th grade the highlight of our day was often reading to the students. We read many books throughout the [...]
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Reading aloud to students of all ages
January 5th, 2010 1 Comment
Tags: reading · reading aloud
Without stifling the love of learning….
May 7th, 2009 3 Comments
Walt left a great comment yesterday (click here to read it) about the need for educators to figure out how to be standards based in an accountability culture and STILL foster or at least not stifle, a student’s natural love for learning.
It took my mind back to one of my experiences as an elementary principal. I [...]
Tags: books · love of learning · reading · Students
The fate of newspapers in education
April 27th, 2009 1 Comment
Do you remember when you used to bring the newspaper to school and use it for current events? Do you remember the Newspapers In Education (NIE) programs where your school would get bundles of newspapers every day and you would use them to follow current events?
Well according to this post over at the The Best [...]
Tags: current events · newspapers · reading
