When trying to keep kids of a variety of ages engaged at your Read-Aloud, t he books you choose play a major role, but so do the activities ...

School is out and kids are set to celebrate! But that doesn't mean it is time to stop learning. Summer vacation allows kids the time to ...

Sounds too good to be true. Reading research has demonstrated that having fun  doing new things makes you a better reader. Reall...

Have you ever used a manual typewriter? Have you ever seen a tumbleweed or a coal chute? If you haven’t, it would be hard to understand so...

The Dalai Lama walks up to a hot dog vendor and says, "Make me one with everything." I smiled broadly when I first heard th...

Our team took a stealth approach to our last Read-Aloud with a theme of "Ninjas!" We gathered as a large group and began with the ...

The last post explored different styles of Read-Aloud planning and communication.  Here, we cover components to planning a Read-Aloud.  Ac...