learning during read-alouds: improving fluency
This is a re-post of a November 16, 2011 post because it’s totally worth revisiting.
Fluency is a tricky–but totally …
fluency
reading, reciting, and memorizing poems
For our tabletop surprise today, we rocked some major poetry.
Knowing that poetry reading is sometimes less intimidating than reading …
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 …
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. . .
. . . …
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 poetry …
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 …
poem reading, rhyme writing
Today we did some of Maddy’s “Kindergarten Work” from her summertime calendar. Lucky for us, we were able to use some of our most …