Category: Assessment

  • #4: Make the Shift to Asset-Based Thinking

    #4: Make the Shift to Asset-Based Thinking

    This is the fourth post in the Building a Reading Community blog series to kick off the 2022-23 school year. All posts in the series can be found here. One of the more powerful things a teacher can do to both positively build a reading community and enhance teaching and learning is to embrace the mind shift of…

  • Responsive Teaching is the Answer: An Open Letter

    Responsive Teaching is the Answer: An Open Letter

    Dear Newspaper Editors, This letter is for you if your paper has published anything about the resurgence of the so-called Reading Wars, which many of us who actually teach in classrooms choose not to engage in. Frankly, we’re too busy teaching children of varying strengths and needs to get caught up in this unfortunate debate…

  • Summer Reading & Learning Recs for Elementary Teachers

    *This post was originally published on 5/30/22. It was updated on 6/4/22 as I added even more resources to my summer learning stack! Enjoy!* Summer break is just weeks away or already here for many! It’s the perfect time to unwind, recharge, and do a little self-paced reading or learning in a book club! If…

  • Sneak Peek at Chapter #4: How Do I Use Assessment in the Service of Students?

    The fourth chapter in Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Reading describes specific ways in which teachers can use assessment to serve students. The wording of the title of this chapter title and the focus throughout were very intentional. Chapter four is about the specific types of assessment that directly serve students when continually and…