Readers change and evolve!  Every reader has a unique reading identity that evolves over time with their reading interests, reading habits a

Get everyone onboard for exploring their reading life and creating a display for all to see.

Check out these twelve ways to help build your young readers' reading lives and develop their endurance and enthusiasm for reading.

So, I've assembled student literacy portfolios and collected a variety of reading artifacts for each of my students.  Now what?

We all know that test scores aren’t the complete picture of a reader and a writer.  Test scores do not define a student's growth and pro

Using the BOOK BLURB is a quick and simple strategy that can increase focused reading engagement.  I know this sounds so simple but I have s

A minilesson has a predictable structure.  It starts with a connection to the prior learning.  It moves into stating what will be learned th

Authentic literacy tasks nudge students into a learning zone where they are working and using the comprehension strategies they need to unde

When we draw young readers’ attention to a particular proficient reader strategy and make it VISIBLE, they are able to “see” how that strate