fluency
nursery rhymes: powerful poems for fluency and more
April is National Poetry Month! Did you know that? It is, and it’s not too late to jump in on the celebration! We have been doing little things over here ...
improve fluency: slow down speedy readers
I’ve said before that one of the things that you never want to say to a reader is Slow down! You’re reading too fast! or. . . . . . ...
learning during read-alouds: improving fluency
Fluency is a tricky–but totally important–element of reading comprehension. No. Question. About it. And though research is funny about fluency’s roll in reading comprehension, I’m a firm believer in the ...
mom’s homeroom: ideas, advice, videos, crazy-cool blogs
I am over the moon to share some exciting news: I’ve been working with MSN and Frosted Mini-Wheats for the last few months, writing as a Featured Blogger and doing ...
celebrate Read Across America Day (with a free book from Readeo!)
Happy Read Across America Day! Hopefully you’ll take some time out of the day to share a book (or two) with a loved one, but why not step out of ...
new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)
I have been a huge fan of magnetic poetry, ever since my college pals and I had a set on the fridge of our off-campus house a lifetime ago. Our ...
new for us friday: first vlog! (and flip minoHD giveaway)
I’ve thought about doing this for ages, and now I finally have a reason. This New For Us Friday marks a very new–and very scary first for me: my first-ever ...
money poems, money songs
Maddy’s been learning about money in school. Pennies, nickels, dimes–and she’s been talking 1′s, 5′s, and 10′s like nobody’s business. Add her big half-dollars from her Pap and the ever-busy ...
poem, poem, the cookie jar poem
For the last few days, Maddy has been bouncing around the house, reciting poems from her kindergarten class. Lately, she’s taken to “The Runaway Cookies” which is a seven-stanza poem ...
