Katie Kelly and Lester Laminack discuss the evolving landscape of education.
March 21, 2024
From Reading to Make a Difference chapter 3. Learn how to help students cope with loss through careful text selection and conversation.
November 30, 2023
"When even a small group of readers come together to engage in conversation around a shared text, each of them leaves with greater insight than any one of them brought."
March 6, 2020
Cultural norms and adult attitudes and behaviors define for children which differences matter and which do not.
September 4, 2019
Taking the initiative to be reflective about one's inward identity can be enlightening!
May 15, 2019
Some texts affirm our lives based on similarities and connections, while others provide us a window into the unfamiliar.
April 23, 2019
Lester and Katie offer a framework that can both deepen and broaden students’ understandings, insights, and empathy for the greater human family.
April 10, 2019
Today on the podcast Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly want students and teachers to learn the ways that reading can change lives. In their new book 'Reading to Make a Difference,' Lester and Katie build a framework for diverse and inclusive literature practices.
March 28, 2019
PLC Series: November Round Up
November 28, 2016
In today’s podcast we continue our conversation on the resource, Bullying Hurts with co-author, Lester Laminack.
November 7, 2016
Today on the podcast, Reba Wadsworth talks about her book Bullying Hurts
October 28, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Closing the Gap
October 19, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Knowing your Audience
October 7, 2016
Teacher Appreciation: Lester Laminack On Two Stand-Out Teachers
May 3, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Slowing Down The Learning Process
March 31, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Stretching Lessons Into An Opportunity For Writing
January 20, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Reading and Writing Through the Same Lens
January 13, 2016
Writers ARE Readers: Plot Opportunities
January 6, 2016