Recently I posted on Twitter a picture a friend had sent me of work a young student did in the classroom. The post went a little viral (or as viral as something can in my tiny corner of the universe) and people seemed to interpret it in different ways. I thought I’d write a quick post…
This is the second of a pair of posts by Ben Rogers of Norwich Primary Academy (NPA) in Norwich, England. In his first post, Ben described the tools he and his colleagues have been using from Reading Reconsidered and cognitive science to bolster students’ reading and writing skills. In this post, he reflects on the power of intentionally building students’ background knowledge and vocabulary. By the way, we…
Ben Rogers is a science teacher at Norwich Primary Academy in Norwich, England. He’s also one of the most insightful bloggers we know, especially on the topic of reading, which is fascinating given that he teaches science. (Check his blog out here) He recently shared some reflections about, among other things, his application of some…
With thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the heads up, it turns out that today is World Read Aloud Day, and I am going to make up for the fact that I was not really on-the-ball with Valentine’s Day by being all over World Read Aloud Day. With good reason. First, a clever Valentines/World Read Aloud Day…
Earlier this year Teach Like a Champion team-members Hilary Lewis, Erica Woolway and John Costello visited PS 172 in Brooklyn as part of our efforts to study what high-performing schools and teachers do differently. John shared these notes: I’m always excited when New York State releases their end-of-year data. The excel spreadsheet is massive. New York’s…