Background knowledge and the State of the Union address
According to Politico’s Byron Tau, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was written at an eighth grade reading level. Eve...
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The struggle for Sustained Silent Reading
One of the best things about my school is that we have a period of Sustained Silent Reading three times a week in our Advisory class. Unfortunately, we donR...
Some sample Articles of the Week
Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week is becoming more popular. I’m happy about that. After all, it was one of the most successful parts of my Engli...
Students like reading the news. Too bad it’s so expensive.
I’m a big reader of the news and a big believer of teaching current events. Despite what some adults say, students really like reading about what’s...
Article of the Week: a huge success
Kelly Gallagher is my hero. Author of Readicide, Gallagher champions a hybrid approach to reading instruction. Make sure the kids read a lot on their own, but d...