This post is a special edition as it will take you to a book list shared on the Nerdy Book Club blog site.

This post is about a reading-culture event. You will find Information about a Gift of Reading celebration and principles for leading and teaching to build a thriving reading culture.

This post is about supporting kids in being active readers and to embrace reading as a process of thinking. You will find two tools to track thinking and monitor meaning while reading. This post also includes ways to integrate discussion into the reading process.

This post is about reading engagement and building a reading community. You will find a lesson to engage students in practicing planning skills to make time for reading in school and/or at home. The lesson can also apply to making personal plans for learning and completing assignments. You will also find a link to a graphic article to use to invite students into a discussion about designing personal plans for reading and images of sample work to help with planning.

This post is about building reading culture with families through social literacy and learning events.  You will find ideas to consider when planning events for caregivers and planning tips from a recent event held in my school community.

This post is about planning for the first days or weeks of school and how to focus on connecting with students. You will find a list of activities that create space for students and teachers to establish and build relationships, present opportunities for students to begin working together to start building community, and provide invitations for students to share about who they are and what is important to them. Also, each activity has books listed for read alouds that connect to the theme of the activity.

This post is about launching independent reading in the classroom. You will find factors to consider when planning for independent reading, tips for getting ready to launch independent reading, and connections between independent reading and future-ready skills.

This post is an introduction to this blog space. You will find an outline of what my blog posts consist of, core ideas that frame my teaching and leadership practices, a literacy mission statement to guide work in schools, and a little bit about me.