Topic: Literacy

When we, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia, began imagining what IREL could be, we knew we wanted a space where teachers could take the necessary time to reflect deeply on their practices and work for transformative change in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

On this episode of the Heinemann Podcast, we're bringing together authors Jennifer Serravallo and Marilyn Burns as they explore the intersections between literacy and math in the K-5 classroom.

What do we do when students are reluctant to write? The most important thing to remember is that it's the conditions, not the kids.

Playful exploration with language can support students’ learning in three main ways.

Irene and Gay share their story of The Literacy Continuum and how it evolved into the indispensable tool educators know and use today.

The PLC series continues with reflecting on inquiry as a process for both teachers and students alike.

Time spent with colleagues in professional development away from school provides numerous benefits. But often, two huge barriers exist: finding funding and making the solid case to attend, telling the story of this kind of experience.

Here, you’ll find Jen's answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the teaching phase of Complete Comprehension.

Here, you’ll find Jennifer Serravallo's answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the evaluation phase of Complete Comprehension.

There is a power to series books, and they should have a prominent space in our bookrooms and classroom libraries. Here are a bunch of new ways to hook those series readers in your classroom!

Developing lifelong reading begins with books and we, as educators, have the power to make a school’s book supply seem endless in the eyes of its readers.

We can all agree that in the life of a reader, the right book at the right time makes all the difference. But how do we know which book? What time is the right time? How do we assess both a reader’s growth and identity? How do we fit it all in?

Here, Kate Roberts shares just a few extended classroom clips from her book, A Novel Approach. In this blog, you'll get a chance to watch Kate confer with two different students, and see how Kate structures a mini-less and read aloud.

A wrap up of the PLC series posts from 2017-18 year.

As students move up the grades and further in their history educations, they will be expected to write about it in increasingly sophisticated ways.

Because of the myriad ways writing workshop and oral language development are linked, it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

Santa Fe Multi-Day Institute 2018: Day One

Sadness grew to rage as I looked at the children in my family who live in Arizona and wondered, whose histories will they learn?