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Leigh Bardugo

YA and children’s author

Leigh Bardugo is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fantasy novels and the creator of the Grishaverse. The Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, and The Language of Thorns. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer and short stories that can be found in multiple anthologies.

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Reading with Heart

How can diverse books help nurture children’s social and emotional development? Elementary teacher, children’s author, and advocate Vera Ahiyya gets us thinking about the far-reaching impacts.

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Shanahan on Literacy

Is Print Awareness Part of the Science of Reading?

Yes, teach print awareness. Let kids see the text you are reading (or writing) and bring their attention to it. Talk about those spaces between words, and don’t hesitate to point to the words that you are reading. But don’t spend a lot of time on fronts and backs of books or how to turn pages or whether numbers and letters are different.

3 elementary students writing on flip chart in social studies unit

Shanahan on Literacy

My Problem with Teaching Text Organization

Teaching kids to identify text structure is a really good idea. However, focusing those efforts on how the content is structured will usually be more beneficial than on the common rhetorical structures.

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Right to Read

Classroom Observations: We Should Do Them, So Why Don’t We?

We need to ensure that classrooms are running well, instruction is strong across classrooms, and grade levels are building upon each other’s work. To provide the leadership that increases student learning, we as school leaders have to be present where the learning happens — in our classrooms during daily instruction.

Vera Ahiyya

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Vera Ahiyya

Children’s book author

Vera Ahiyya is a kindergarten and first grade teacher, children’s book author, and advocate for diverse books and voices in the classroom. 

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Book Life

Learning to Read Around the World: Greece

Launa Hall’s travels take her to Crete, Greece, where she discovers the impact that the island’s deep tradition of writing and performing poetry has on developing readers.

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