5 FAQs about Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
In this post I’ll be answering 5 of the most frequently asked questions I received after my previous post titled, ‘What is Phonological Awareness and why does it matter? Let’s …
In this post I’ll be answering 5 of the most frequently asked questions I received after my previous post titled, ‘What is Phonological Awareness and why does it matter? Let’s …
“Will teaching my students about the traits improve their NAPLAN writing score?” It’s fast approaching NAPLAN season here in Australia, so the mad rush of ‘test prep’, ‘NAPLAN sprints’ and …
In Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming, she mentions a motto she and Barrack used when dealing with the low acts of the opposition: “When they go low, we go high.” When …
A few years ago I started a research project. I wanted to learn more about how published authors REALLY used their writer’s notebooks so I could help teachers and students …
A quick look at the Australian calendar will tell you that the month of March is all about celebrating, commemorating, and talking all things women. In addition to being Australian …
In my recent blog post on effective writing conferences, I discussed the idea of stripping these now complex meetings back to their original roots. The most effective conferences (be they …
There are a lot of ‘ph’ words involved in teaching reading, but unfortunately too many of us were never exposed to them in our university degrees. I’ve done a LOT …
I’m often asked for tips on how to engage in effective writing conferences with students. Conferring with writers can feel a bit overwhelming for some teachers, and for good reason- …
Often when schools want to work on improving their students’ growth in writing they start by changing their teaching. (‘Something isn’t working- let’s try a new program or a new …
Last week on the blog, I reshared a post I wrote about self-care for teachers and leaders. It was inspired by a presentation I’d attended by mindset coach Kylie Broadfoot …