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Updated weekly, the following blogs from Reading Rockets offer insight into the best practices in reading instruction and using books effectively both inside and outside of the classroom. These are open blogs, so feel free to agree, disagree, and voice your opinion about either of the blogs below. Happy blogging!

Sound It Out
Along with her background as a professor, researcher, writer, and teacher, Joanne Meier is a mom. Join Joanne every week as she shares her experiences raising her own young readers, and guides parents and teachers on the best practices in reading.
Page by Page
Reading Rockets' children's literature expert, Maria Salvadore, brings you into her world as she explores the best ways to use kids' books inside — and outside — of the classroom.
Connected: Literacy for Generation Z
Julie M. Wood — a former public school teacher, reading specialist, and nationally recognized educational consultant with a special interest in digital learning tools — shares best practices in using educational technology and media in the classroom and at home.
The Common Core Classroom
Guest blogger Emily Stewart, M.Ed., is a third grade teacher at Murch Elementary, a public school in Washington, DC. During the 2012-2013 school year, Emily will be sharing the real-world strategies, challenges, and successes of implementing ELA Common Core standards in her classroom.

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