Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf


If you're looking for an excellent introduction to the fundamentals of the Science of Reading, look no further.  It doesn't read like Professional Development but rather a riveting and thought provoking look at where we come from and with what challenges new readers address the problem of learning to read.  Excellent read, highly recommended by people much smarter than I.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Behavior Management - Pocket Pets for Positive Behavior Reinforcement

Image
When I need to reinforce positive relationships with students, I have several methods I turn to.  There is no perfect Positive Behavior Reinforcement.  I tend to have 3-4 throughout the year to keep things fresh and I just understand that some things will work and others won't work with particular groups of students. Also, doing this helps me to refocus on what is going well instead of how far we need to go. We did it in three stages.  First students had to earn each stage by filling a page full of good behavior rewards.  Sometimes I do it for the entire small group or class, and others I do individually depending on what students and the class needs.  After the page is all the way full on one side, they would earn a small box for their pet to live in.  Then students had to fill another page full and earn food so their pets would be safe and fed when they got them.  Finally students filled out a final page for earning their pets with.  I let my st...
Read more

Boom Cards™ Assignment to Students

Image
Here is a quick overview on how to assign boom card decks to students.  Below, there are a few pictures to replicate the process if videos don't work so well for you. First select the class you want to give assignments to. To make an assignment to all students in your selected classroom, click on "assignments" as you see highlighted and circled below. As you scroll down, you will see your card decks displayed with checkboxes.  I have selected just my self-published boom cards to display, but you will have all your purchases here if you don't select anything. Select the assignments you want, a red checkbox will appear next to them as you click on the appropriate box. If you want to assign a deck to only one student, go back to your classroom.  Then click to the right of one student's name. On the right side oof the student card, there is an arrow with a drop down menu.  Click there, and select "Assign" completing the same selection process you do for the ...
Read more

Boom Card™ Account

Image
 To create your own free Boom Card ™  account, you can follow the site directions here: Teacher Sign-up - Boom Cardshttps://wow.boomlearning.com › signup › teacher To create student accounts, you can do a couple things to import your students: Here is a little video of how to do both ways: Manually Add If you manually add students you can give students a nickname, but my students have needed their own name to find themselves. I would either use a student number if you have one for them and they know it, or just their real name, which I also hate for safety and privacy. Other parents will see student names when they help their students at home, and any website could be hacked. First graders have been much more successful than preschool or kindergarten in my experience with this and being independent. Especially at the beginning of the year. Plus, I find it a pain to type over and over my class list into Reading A-Z ™ , Epic ™ , Seesaw ™, or Boom Cards ™. AND a new pas...
Read more