Sonnet 76 is an enduring favorite of mine. It’s Shakespeare writing about writing. It speaks of abiding passion, and I am all passion. I once…
Musings of an edugeek, curriculum evangelist, meme aficionado, and mom
Author: karenvaites
An important national conversation about how we teach reading has been gaining major momentum over the last 6 months, as reading instruction has been in…
Dear Superintendents, Cabinet Members, and School Board Members, An important national conversation about how we teach reading has been gaining major momentum over the last…
We’ve seen a surge in reporting and conversation about strong reading instruction, and I’ve been excitedly blogging about that “literacy tsunami” since it started last…
Dear superintendents, CAOs, curriculum directors, principals, literacy coaches, teachers, and school board members, In November, I wrote to you about an important national conversation about…
Too often, we’re underestimating our littlest learners, which creates and exacerbates equity issues. Here come paired texts to prove it: Katie McGhee, a first grade…
Did you know that we’re spending a whole lot less time on social studies – around 44% less – and we’ve especially cut back at…
Recently, I read an excellent post by Doug Lemov that introduced “de-silo-fication”: the idea that we should re-couple things which are sometimes considered discretely, but…
I’ve been talking literacy instruction with Mom, a whip-smart principal-turned-curriculum-director, this Fall. The tsunami of articles on literacy has given us lots to discuss. We…
Friends, let’s talk about poorly-understood research that has the potential to turbocharge your reading outcomes: Students’ background knowledge matters more to their reading comprehension than…