You know that saying … if you build it, they will come? For me, this saying has manifested in ways I could have never imagined with the virtual bookroom I created last April. Since then, this virtual space filled with hyperlinks has connected me to educators and students across the world. It has inspired students […]
Tag Archives: Clare Landrigan
June
12
Summer Reading and Learning for Teachers by Clare Landrigan & Penny Kittle
posted by CBethM
Jamie shows up early for class and wraps himself around a Matt de la Pena novel. You have heard a story like his before: he’s never been a reader, is not interested in novels (or grades), but is now putting in extra time to read. It’s not the book club he’ll be meeting with […]
January
20
The Power of Listening by Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
I was facilitating a professional development session focused on how to administer a reading assessment. A fifth-grade student just finished reading the text and I was beginning the part of the assessment in which we discuss the text together. He seemed a bit nervous with all of the observers, so I tried to calm him […]
September
09
A Reading Life Is Not Linear by Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
“Thank you … I have been thinking about what you said”. I turn to locate the voice and wonder, “Is he talking to me?” Our eyes meet. “You came to my class last week. You told us that reading wasn’t always easy for you. No teacher ever says that. I have been […]
April
14
The Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club: supporting teachers, supporting learning by Penny Kittle, Clare Landrigan, Fran McVeigh
posted by CBethM
I feel a tug on the back of my dress as I walk down the hall to debrief with the first-grade team of teachers. I shift my stance wondering if I somehow caught my hem on something. Then I hear her voice. Miss Clare. I turn and see her small fingers wrapped tightly around the […]
March
30
Top Ten Book Basket Labels Created by Kids by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
When students help us organize the classroom library ownership changes. Students know which books are in the classroom library. They know where to find the books they love and can tell us which books they wish we had in our collection. Organizing the library doesn’t need to wait until a long break. It can happen […]
August
20
The Power of Listening to Stories Together by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
Recently, I got the chance to watch Josh Funk host story time at a local bookstore, Newtonville Books. Fans, young and old, and even shoppers who were there by happenstance, crowded into the tiny backroom of the bookstore to listen to a story together. As Josh read, I found myself intently listening to […]
July
02
Setting Them Up For A Lifetime Of Reading by Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
Do I have a library card? I stop typing, hit save, and turn around to face my son. I know I had one, but I don’t know where it is or if it is still active. Why do you ask? I want to reread the Harry Potter books this summer. I thought I could get […]
June
01
Digital Device + Free Texts = Reading All Summer Long by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
When we read the Pew Research Center’s report about access to digital information, it confirmed the work we are doing with digital reading. Although many students may not have easy access to actual books at home, based on these statistics, they probably have access to a digital device. Devices can give students more reading choices, […]
November
02
We Need Diverse Series by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan
posted by CBethM
As a child, I read The Secret Garden, Harriet the Spy and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I connected with the characters in these books and when I was sad or lonely, I reread parts of these texts and pretended I was with these characters. They became part of my life. As educators, Clare […]
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