Rooted Report
The Gift of Language
Do you say fireflies or lightning bugs? Yardsale, garage sale, or tag sale? Tennis shoes, sneakers, or gym shoes? When your friends argue vehemently over kitty-corner or catty-corner, would you...
The Gift of Language
Do you say fireflies or lightning bugs? Yardsale, garage sale, or tag sale? Tennis shoes, sneakers, or gym shoes? When your friends argue vehemently over kitty-corner or catty-corner, would you...
Fishing for Meaning
In an earlier blog, we talked about making our teaching both visible and enjoyable—for all students. We want to make teaching: Visible because children who struggle in any given area...
Fishing for Meaning
In an earlier blog, we talked about making our teaching both visible and enjoyable—for all students. We want to make teaching: Visible because children who struggle in any given area...
Visible and Enjoyable
I like to compare reading and writing with dancing. I am not good at motor planning, so I need explicit dance instruction that shows each step slowly-practiced over and over-and...
Visible and Enjoyable
I like to compare reading and writing with dancing. I am not good at motor planning, so I need explicit dance instruction that shows each step slowly-practiced over and over-and...
Joy to the World
As the holiday season approaches, take this opportunity to do some word study of those delectably complex words that only escape our mouths a few times per year! Words like:...
Joy to the World
As the holiday season approaches, take this opportunity to do some word study of those delectably complex words that only escape our mouths a few times per year! Words like:...
A C/oo/l Lesson
Last week I introduced the idea of vowel teams to one of my students—two vowels that, together, make one sound. We started with the vowel team /oo/ spelled <oo>.. Our...
A C/oo/l Lesson
Last week I introduced the idea of vowel teams to one of my students—two vowels that, together, make one sound. We started with the vowel team /oo/ spelled <oo>.. Our...
Learning Setting from Picture Books
Setting can be a powerful ally to the writer because it can help establish the mood of a story. It can also add to a story's believability. Readers can enter...
Learning Setting from Picture Books
Setting can be a powerful ally to the writer because it can help establish the mood of a story. It can also add to a story's believability. Readers can enter...
