Poetry awakens the heart and engages the mind of learners. In the words of poet Mary Oliver, could there be a sweeter arrangement? Yet poetry’s power to support readers and writers is often overlooked or underutilized. This session will explore not only how poetry creates a community of learners who read and write poetry with joy and ease but also how poetry opens students’ eyes [...]
In Shared Reading, Students Learn What They Later Apply in Guided ReadingShared reading and guided reading lie alongside each other within a gradual release of responsibility model of instruction. One of the key ways guided reading instruction differs from other small reading groups is through this relationship to shared reading instruction. Along with read aloud (sometimes referred to as Instructional Read Aloud or Interactive Read Aloud), [...]