Topic: Reading

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Jennifer Serravallo joins the Heinemann Podcast to detail the brand new Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and share her thinking that went into this new edition.

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Until students are comfortable with authors, genres, and interests, it’s hard for them to find books they will love to read. Learn how the Good Books box can help students select a book.

The Literacy Studio Workshop Reimagined Bright

Enter the Literacy Studio, a new approach to the workshop model that allows for integrated reading and writing instruction without demanding more time or extra planning.

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What can we learn from the texts that we admire the most? How can they inform our own writing?

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The Complete Comprehension: Fiction expansion pack gives your students more choice in what they read for assessment, and you more options for matching students’ interest with their assessment book.

The Planning Wheel A Tool to Integrate Reading and Writing

An easy and practical tool that will help teachers prioritize student’s work time. Download a free copy of the planning wheel from The Literacy Studio by Ellin Oliver Keene.

Four Steps to using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing by Carl Anderson

Mentor texts provide concrete examples of craft techniques and conventions to refer to during mini-lessons, small group lessons and writing conferences.

Super Powers A Favorite Unit Gets an Update

The updated unit places kindergartners in a superhero-themed learning environment that makes them heroes-in-training.

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For anyone looking for high-quality reading instructional methods, it’s easy to fall in love with independent reading time.

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Donalyn Miller writes about what inspired The Joy of Reading and led she and Teri Lesesne on a seven-year long journey to study readers and what makes reading joyful for them (and what doesn’t).

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Donalyn Miller and Teri Lesesne share answers to their most frequently asked questions ... in a downloadable PDF.

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Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller and Teri Lesesne.

Harnessing the Joy of Reading

What reading experiences have inspired you, helped you to see your own life more clearly, or connected you with others? Today we’re joined by Donalyn Miller to tell us more.

Why a Broad View of Reading Growth is Exactly What Teachers and Students Need Right Now

What constitutes reading growth needs to include aspects of reading such as engagement, motivation and self-efficacy. Because it all counts.

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It's the Tuesday morning literacy block and students are settled into their texts. A glance around the room provides a sense of relief that things are going well...

Why Independent Reading is Exactly What Students Need Right Now BLUE DS

As you make plans for future instruction, build in time for independent reading first. Learn why from the authors of Trusting Readers.

Linking Math and Literature to Explore Social Justice and Global Issues HML

How studying decimals empowered students to change their community: A blog by Margie Pearse, coauthor of Math by the Book: Fifth Grade.

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There is an astounding amount of research that illustrates the benefits of independent reading. Learn what is possible from the coauthors of Trusting Readers.