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Tag Archives: literacy
Running Records on the iPad
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.-Harry S. Truman Powerful teaching happens when teachers take information gained from observations and assessments of children’s literacy development into consideration when planning instruction. Since observations can be subjective, it is … Continue reading
Increasing Rigor with iPads
It is no longer OK to provide the vast majority of America’s children with a fill-in-the-blank, answer-the-questions, read-the-paragraph curriculum that equips them to take their place on the assembly line.-Lucy Calkins, Pathways to the Common Core I was recently asked … Continue reading
Posted in Literacy, The Art of Teaching
Tagged Common Core Standards, ipad, kindergarten, literacy
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More on Anchor Charts
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. -Benjamin Franklin One of the first things we do in kindergarten (besides learning where the bathroom is) is to create an anchor chart together. Anchor … Continue reading
The First Week of School
Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated. -Major Owens “Mrs. Meeuwse, this iPad has it all! I can write and read and do math … Continue reading
Learning in the 21st Century
“Multimedia brought the world into the classroom, smart technologies will take the classroom into the world.” -Steve Wheeler My 90 year old father-in-law always seemed to be fascinated by the fact that we could call him from just about anywhere … Continue reading
Reflecting on Student Growth and Achievement
I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.-Marie Curie Recently, I was looking at photographs taken of my students on the first day of school. They looked so little and baby-faced. It was amazing to … Continue reading
Posted in In the Classroom, Literacy, Writing
Tagged education, ipad, kindergarten, literacy, progress, reading, student achievement
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Using Confer App in Reading Workshop
The biggest mistake regarding record-keeping is not writing things down or not remembering where you wrote it down.-David Mellem Do you have an organized method for your record-keeping? I have an old-school grade book and I have one on the … Continue reading
Posted in Apps I Use
Tagged Confer app, ipads, ipads in kindergarten, literacy, running records
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Using Anchor Charts with iPads
I like to read and write about trucks and cars. I would do it all day long.-Kade age 6 How many students would like to read and write all day long? I love how when I say it’s time for … Continue reading
Posted in Anchor Charts
Tagged education, ipad, Language arts, literacy, reading, Writers Resources, Writing Workshop
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Developing Strong Readers
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King My students are readers. They read everything they see. They read books in the reading center, they read books in guided reading, they read anchor charts all over our classroom, they … Continue reading
iBooks Author
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.”-Jackie Kennedy How can I help my students be better readers? What do good readers do? These are questions all teachers face daily. … Continue reading
Posted in Apps I Use, Literacy
Tagged iBook Author, ipads, kindergarten, leveled texts, literacy, reading
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