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Student Friendly Cards to support readers

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Level Bands AB - KLM

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Text Complexity K-2 Tool for Supporting Readers.pdf

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mrs.justine.otte@gmail.com

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Inquiry-based Lesson Planning Sheet - Beacon PK-2

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@justine_otte
@EKC_Literacy
#EKC

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Literacy Consultants & Consulting Services | Erin Kent Consulting

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Literacy Consultants & Consulting Services | Erin Kent Consulting

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EKC provides literacy consultants, consulting services, and literacy professional learning for schools.

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Reading and Writing Workshop in International Schools

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Reading and Writing Workshop in International Schools

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Great group focused on literacy!

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Tonya Gilchrist from "Amplifying the PYP Through R/W Workshop" online course

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Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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For Students - Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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Text Project

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The Reading GPS gives teachers information about whether students are moving toward the goal of proficient reading.

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From Clare Landrigan

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Chris Gadbury

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A Danielson Observation of a TCRWP Second Grade Reading Workshop and Interactive Read Aloud - An Observation of a Reading Minilesson

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Components of Balanced Literacy with Links EKC

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Second Grade # 4 - Reading Workshop and the Interactive Read Aloud

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A Danielson Observation of a TCRWP Second Grade Reading Workshop and Interactive Read Aloud - Reading Workshop and the Interactive Read Aloud

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To make them love reading and writing

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That we provide many opportunities for our youngest learners to fall in love with reading and writing.

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They would learn something new.

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Help students discover different worlds through reading.

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1. To help students in putting their best effort in all of their work and being able to see their imagination and thought process come to life.
2. To make them love learning, make them realize that we learn through the process when we read and write. It isn't a race but more of a progress to go through it together.

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To prepare them to become proactive citizens with the help of reading.

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To provide them with opportunities that will allow them to explore different concepts and experiences

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For them to appreciate stories and be great story-tellers themselves.

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For them to appreciate stories and be great story-tellers themselves.

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To help them develop courage to try new things without fear of mistakes

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That they will enjoy reading, learn as they go and make progress with reading.

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To give them opportunities to learn different reading strategies. To develop an appreciation for reading. 

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To give them opportunities to learn different reading strategies. To develop an appreciation for reading. 

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Make connections with books they read and share experiences

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Help them apply different strategies in reading and writing

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To help them find their voice as readers and as communicators, to help them find the joy in whatever text they read, and to see (particularly in stories) how the characters are relatable to them

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To help them find their voice as readers and as communicators, to help them find the joy in whatever text they read, and to see (particularly in stories) how the characters are relatable to them

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They would make connections with the story/text - - characters and other elements.

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To give them a positive experience. To give them a whole lot of experiences. For them to be able to say "Im a reader!" "I'm a writer!"

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Support their reading with experiential learning

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to work with you to create learning experiences that are personally relevant to you.

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To make them love reading and develop a dynamic reading life.

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Learn and travel different worlds through reading. Become inspired storytellers and creative writers.

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Discuss which one you might try..

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Conferring to Amplify Inquiry & Honor Agency

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Conferring to Amplify Inquiry & Honor Agency

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Jennifer Serravallo

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Step-by-step instructions for setting up your own conferring notes on Google Forms contributed by a workshop participant.

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Managing Conference Notes (So That You Can Actually Use Them)

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Letter Lessons & First Words by Heidi Anne Mesmer

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Sulzby Classification of Emergent Readers

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Sulzby Classification of Emergent Readers

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Sulzby Stages of Emergent Storybook Reading

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Sulzby Stages of Emergent Storybook Reading

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writing teaching parent book making "down time" "kathy collins" "matt glover" "lanesha tabb"

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Resources for parents to support their children's learning in writing and reading.

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Hi Parents. Supporting your children is difficult at any time. We are creating some videos that we hope make things a bit easier during this challenging time. If you have topics you'd like to see addressed, please let us know. You can use the Contact link on this site.

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Hi Parents. Supporting your children is difficult at any time. We are creating some videos that we hope make things a bit easier during this challenging time. If you have topics you'd like to see addressed, please let us know. You can use the Contact link on this site.

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Research, Decide, Teach Conference - Reading Conference

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Research, Decide, Teach Conference - Reading Conference

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Notice the 'art' of conferring and the RDT approach.

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Writing Conferences - Narrative Writing - Viri Confers with Victoria

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1. Getting Your Classroom Conferring-Ready
What Is Conferring? Why Confer?
But . . . What Is the Rest of the Class Doing?
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Tips for Book Selections
Preparing an Environment for Conferring
What Are the Types of Conferences I'll Read About in This Book?
Mentor Spotlight: Richard Allington

2. Understanding What Readers Know and Need
Aligning Goals, Skills, Assessments, and Questions
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Assessment
How Do I Confer with a Reader When I Don't Know the Book?
Assessment Conferences: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: An Assessment Conference Example
Finding a Goal
Take It to Your Classroom
Mentor Spotlight: Marie Clay

3. Setting Goals
Deciding on a Goal Together
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Goal Setting
Preparing for a Goal-Setting Conference
Goal-Setting Conferences: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Goal-Setting Conference Example
Making Goals Visible
A Close-Up Look at Guided Inquiry
Take It to Your Classroom
Mentor Spotlight: John Hattie

4. Noticing and Naming Strengths
The Anatomy of an Effective Compliment
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Supporting Growing Language Skills
Compliment Conferences: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Compliment Conference Example
Take It to Your Classroom
Mentor Spotlight: Peter Johnston

5. Teaching Strategies to Individuals and Groups
Building on Strengths
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Building on Strengths
Providing Feedback and Coaching Readers
Research-Compliment-Teach Conferences: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Research-Compliment-Teach Conference Example
Coaching Conferences: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Coaching Conference Example
Strategy Lessons: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: Strategy Lesson Examples
Take It to Your Classroom
Mentor Spotlight: Lucy Calkins

6. Supporting Conversation and Collaboration
Partnerships and Clubs in the Classroom
Spotlight on Emergent Bilinguals: Leveraging Talk Time
Partnership Conferences with Young Readers: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Partnership Conference Example
Teaching Talk (Speaking and Listening)
Partnerships and Book Club Conferences for Conversation: Structure and Timing
Watch and Read: A Book Club Conference Example
Take It to Your Classroom
Mentor Spotlight: Ellin Keene

7. Planning and Managing Conferring Time
Planning Your Conferring Time
Which Conference Type Do I Choose?
Balancing Individual Goals and Class Goals
Note-Taking
Take It to Your Classroom

Online Resources: Videos
Grade 1: Ian (Assessment Conference)
Grade 5: Gavin (Goal-Setting Conference)
Grade 8: Justin (Compliment Conference)
Grade 2: Lucas (Research-Compliment-Teach Conference)
Grade K: Ana (Coaching Conference)
Grade K: Group of students (Strategy Lesson)
Grade 8: Group of students (Strategy Lesson)
Grade K: Gabbie and Ashley (Partnership/Book Club Conference)

In this book, you'll read about the different types of student conferences. The book is organized in the order you're most likely to use the conference types as you get started. Assessment conferences will help you get to know your readers, and then once you do, meeting with them in Goal-Setting Conferences helps you establish goals. As soon as everyone has goals, you can offer positive feedback (Compliment Conferences) and support those goals with strategies (Coaching and Research-Compliment- Teach Conferences). Once you start noticing patterns in what your students need, it makes sense to work efficiently and pull small-group Strategy Lessons (Teaching In a Group). Once that feels solid, you might shift your attention to conferring during the conversation and collaboration time (Partnership and Club Conferences). In the final chapter, Jen offers advice for how to use each type of conference with purpose and at a time that will be most helpful to you.

"I love that this book includes blank resources, like notetaking charts, that teachers can use. The combination of transcripts, charts, table tents, and annotated examples makes me feel like I have what I need to be successful in this work."-Lori Yoshizaki, 4th Grade Teacher
"The videos are SO valuable.Not only the video examples of conferences but the talking points in the book to highlight Jen's moves. It's so helpful to have her notes from each conference as well."-Jennifer Conley, Instructional Coach
"I believe that the reason why teachers don't confer during reading workshop is because they don't know how to manage all the pieces. Jen gives clear directions on how to set things up from start to finish, and information on how to manage everything."-Lisa Aker, Assistant Professor in Literacy

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A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences

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"If you are a reading teacher, a curriculum coach, or a school leader, order a copy of A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences right now. It is a must-have

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A couple of years ago, and I wrote a collection of guided reading books to go with the Who's Doing the Work? K-2 Lesson Sets (Stenhouse, 2018). Carnegie Learning has graciously agreed to let me share the fiction titles from this collection with you, here on this site.

There are 15 titles ranging from Level A to Level J. I have built flipbooks with each title, and embedded them here on the site. The text below, one of my favorite in the collection, is an example of the set-up for each book, and will show you how the flipbooks in the collection work. Missing Socks, like all the books in the collection, includes illustrations designed to engage students and deepen the story.
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Mindfulness:
​There are three titles in the collection that relate to mindfulness. Happy (Level C) is about a little girl who is exploring different kinds of happiness, such as the calm happiness of a breeze vs. the palpable happiness of a surprise birthday party. Hurry Up, Slow Down (Level D) is about a little girl who is walking to school with her father and is caught up in the simple beauty around her. Finally, Everyday Beautiful (Level H) is about two boys who have been asked to find something beautiful. One boy overlooks the natural beauty around him while another shows him how simple things can be beautiful.

There are five titles in the collection that use science related to light and shadows to tell a story. They range in levels from C-J. We wrote these to align with science standards. If you teach light and shadows, you may find these texts a nice way to integrate your science content into your reading instruction.

The books are all in flipbook format and are free to use and share with children, but they require a password to access them. To get the password, complete the form below. When you hit submit, a password will pop up on the screen. Use that password in step 2 (below) to access the books.

If you already have the these digital versions of some of the books should be helpful. Although you don't need the lessons to use the books, if you are interested in the lessons that go with the books, they are available from .

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Free Virtual Guided Reading Book Collection

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A couple of years ago, and I wrote a collection of guided reading books to go with the Who's Doing the Work? K-2 Lesson Sets (Stenhouse, 2018). Carnegie Learning has graciously agreed to let me share the fiction titles from this collection with you, here on this site.

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Word Study Focused Reading Group Planner

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Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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For Students - Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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Text Project

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The Reading GPS gives teachers information about whether students are moving toward the goal of proficient reading.

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Beacon PK-G2 RW Small Groups (April 2022)

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Beacon PK-G2 RW Small Groups (April 2022) (1)

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Planners: for Strategy Groups and Scheduling Small Groups

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Planners: for Strategy Groups and Scheduling Small Groups

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I appreciate the planning templates. It breaks down the task so that the targets are clear and broken down into smaller components. The schedule planner ensures that every child is accounted for (for conferences and small groups).