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The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

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The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Author Spotlight: Franklyn M. Branley

By Rachel Kimbrow

Franklyn M. Branley is considered a pioneer of children’s science books. Before he started writing curriculum ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers

By Rachel Kimbrow

Blood is fascinating! A comedic vampire guides students to learn the science behind blood and how it works within our ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Spiders

By Rachel Kimbrow

Spiders may be seen as a scary Halloween creature, but they have so much more to offer! People have been impressed with ...

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OTSALIHELIGA

By Rachel Kimbrow

WE ARE GRATEFUL by Traci Sorell Seasons of the year are highlighted through the lens of Cherokee culture. The book ...

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One Plastic Bag

By Rachel Kimbrow

The heart of STEM education and the Makerspace movement is to facilitate innovation, creativity, and solve complex ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Rodent Rascals

By Rachel Kimbrow

by Roxie Munro Rodents are remarkable, radical, rambunctious, and really cool! After reading Rodent Rascals, a new ...

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Apples by Gail Gibbons

By Rachel Kimbrow

Now that it’s officially Fall, crisp apples and other Autumn treats sound delicious right now. Apples is a ...

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On Earth by G.Brain Karas

By Rachel Kimbrow

Author G. Brian Karas explains our time on earth as if we are on a giant merry-go-round, rotating and spinning around ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

By Rachel Kimbrow

Like the Grand Canyon itself, this book is a breathtaking work of art, one to pour over for hours. The vast amount of ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Welcome Guest Blogger, Rachel Kimbrow

By Rachel Kimbrow

If you work with kids, you know a great picture book has transformational powers. With everything wrong in the world at ...

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Goggles!

By Daniel Allred

Goggles!, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, follows a courageous trio of two young boys and their trusty ...

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One Tiny Turtle

By Daniel Allred

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Too Many Tamales? No such thing

By Daniel Allred

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, with illustrations from Ed Martinez, tells the heartwarming family tale of a humourous ...

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Relationships, Reading, and the Five A’s of Relating

By Paul Ahrens

Successful after school learning starts with the relationship between after school staff and the students they serve.  ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Those Shoes

By Daniel Allred

Written by Maribeth Boelts and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, Those Shoes delivers a heartwarming lesson on the ...

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LitART CLICK! 5 Ways to Promote SEL Through Classroom Management

By Paul Ahrens

Effective classroom management and promoting social emotional learning are two important goals for every after school ...

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Wagon Wheels: LitART Black History Month

By Paul Ahrens

Wagon Wheels Based on the true story of black homesteaders in Kansas, Wagon Wheels reads like an adventure tale. A ...

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Magic Trash: LitART Black History Month

By Paul Ahrens

Magic Trash This picture book biography of Tyree Guyton, an urban environmental artist, shows how he transformed his ...

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28 Days: LitART Black History Month

By Paul Ahrens

February is Black History Month. Picture books are a great way to introduce students of all ages to the contributions ...

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The Snowy Day

By Paul Ahrens

Peter explores the city after an overnight snowstorm.  You know it's a classic when they create a Forever postage ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Echo Reading

By Paul Ahrens

The leader reads short phrases from the text. Leader pauses to allow students to echo back each short ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Missing Word Reading

By Paul Ahrens

The leader pauses before the last word of each line. The students fill in the missing word by predicting or reading the ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Performed Reading

By Paul Ahrens

The leader guides a performance of the story. Choose performers as you encounter characters, not before. Provide a ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Q10 – Running Questions

By Paul Ahrens

Create two lines of 5 students. Stand about 10 yards away. Invite the first student in each line to walk/run toward you ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Q10 – One True Thing

By Paul Ahrens

Give students 15 seconds to think of one true thing that happened in the story or chapter.Choose students to tell you ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Visibility Matters

By Paul Ahrens

Marley Dias, an 11-year-old student in New Jersey, was tired of not being able to relate to the characters in the ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

After School Literacy in 21st CCLC Programs

By Paul Ahrens

Einstein said, everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.   When applied to boosting ...

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Humans versus online reading programs

By Paul Ahrens

It seems obvious that online reading programs would help students become better readers.  As it turns out, time spent ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Aaardvarks look better by faar in the daark.

By Paul Ahrens

Douglas Florian's Mammalabilia offers readers another great collection of poems and artwork perfect for a read aloud. ...

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The New Literacy

By Paul Ahrens

I know what you must be thinking.  Is there an old literacy?  Yes, there is.  The old literacy is the ability to ...

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Can Anansi’s six sons save him from trouble?

By Paul Ahrens

Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott is one my all time favorites to read aloud, to perform, and to use during teacher ...

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

InstaWords: The Easy Way to Teach the First 144 High Frequency Words

By Paul Ahrens

This is the ultimate tool for teaching high frequency words. After a comprehensive review of methods and strategies for ...

Protected: Hope for Miami LitART LEARN Grade 1-6 Theme 1-8 Student Guides

By Paul Ahrens

There is no excerpt because this is a protected ...

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HELP Foundations Learning to Read

By Paul Ahrens

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

What is the Science of Reading?

By Paul Ahrens

The Science of Reading and the Art of Teaching

Using Dice to Boost Math Learning

By Paul Ahrens

In LitART, we use actual dice (or multi-sided polyhedra as we like to say) so learners can  enjoy the tactile ...

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Using Base Ten Blocks to Boost Math Learning

By Paul Ahrens

Base ten blocks are the featured manipulative in Litamatics Math Theme 2: Number and Operations in Base ...

 
 
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