The Coaching Network

I am loving the new Readers Writers Workshop and how it helps our teachers put the gradual release model into effect.  It is so much easi...

           When I first became a literacy coach, I modeled lesson after lesson for my new teachers.  My hope was that they would emula...

     Teachers have commented on numerous occasions how  difficult it is to introduce centers to very young children.  The main reason is...

Not only are the standards new, but our strategies need to be revamped too.  Gone is the old story map that had kids track each event al...

I just posted a new resource on Teachers Pay Teachers: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Close-Read-101-836594 I...

As teachers, we make sure our Kindergartners know all of their letters and all of their sounds, but we usually don't make sure our s...