Literacy at Home - For Parents Literacy at Home - For Parents January 28, 2021 The Power of Read Alouds // How to Perform an Effective Interactive Read Aloud Interested in learning more about read alouds? Check out the "We Are All Readers and Writers" book talks! As a teacher, I have always loved reading aloud to my students, no matter what grade level I was teaching. I have done read alouds for second graders, middle schoolers, undergraduates, graduate... January 29, 2019 Developing a Readerly Identity with Young Children // Part 2 of 2 As Children's Authors and Illustrators Week 2019 continues, Dr. Mike Macaluso shares Part 2 of his post on how to encourage a reader identity in young children. In Part 1 , Dr. Mac told the story of how he had difficulty seeing himself as a reader in his early years of school. Dr. Mac's parents... January 29, 2019 Developing a Readerly Identity with Young Children // Part 1 of 2 There's a small poster that hangs in my office depicting a quotation from bestselling author James Patterson. It reads: "There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books." I picked up this poster at a conference last year... December 3, 2018 Supporting Young Writers in the Home // Part 2 of 2 In Part 2 of Dr. Kati Macaluso's blog post on supporting writers in the home, she continues the work she began in Part 1 . In Part 1, Dr. Macaluso explained how she sees her own children emerging as writers, and she offered strategies for how all parents can foster their children's natural... December 3, 2018 Supporting Young Writers in the Home // Part 1 of 2 Long before any of my children were of school age, they were writers. Matthew, at two years old, would "fill out"the collection envelopes in Mass, making marks in the "name," "address" and "amount" blanks. Grace, now three, flits about the house taking orders on a Post-it pad before turning to her... October 26, 2018 10 Minutes of Reading a Night Can Change Your Child's Life The reading research is unequivocal. The more a child reads the better he or she will be at reading. It is as simple as that. Children who read more enjoy reading; they read to challenge themselves, to satisfy their curiosities, and to experience unknown lands. Reading is an adventure and pure joy... September 27, 2018 Welcome from the Center for Literacy Education Welcome to the blog for the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education (CLE). We hope that you will learn a great deal about powerful literacy practices from educators at the CLE and in K-12 classrooms across the country. We encourage you to visit the blog often and share about the innovative and... Stories from the Field Including Students Speak, Teachers Take, and #WhyITeach Literacy at School // For Teachers Including High-Impact Lesson Plans, Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Writing, Student Motivation, Critical Media and Digital Literacy, and 7 Strengths for Super Readers Children's and YA Literature Including Pop Culture Corner, Authors to Know, and Book Reviews
January 28, 2021 The Power of Read Alouds // How to Perform an Effective Interactive Read Aloud Interested in learning more about read alouds? Check out the "We Are All Readers and Writers" book talks! As a teacher, I have always loved reading aloud to my students, no matter what grade level I was teaching. I have done read alouds for second graders, middle schoolers, undergraduates, graduate...
January 29, 2019 Developing a Readerly Identity with Young Children // Part 2 of 2 As Children's Authors and Illustrators Week 2019 continues, Dr. Mike Macaluso shares Part 2 of his post on how to encourage a reader identity in young children. In Part 1 , Dr. Mac told the story of how he had difficulty seeing himself as a reader in his early years of school. Dr. Mac's parents...
January 29, 2019 Developing a Readerly Identity with Young Children // Part 1 of 2 There's a small poster that hangs in my office depicting a quotation from bestselling author James Patterson. It reads: "There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books." I picked up this poster at a conference last year...
December 3, 2018 Supporting Young Writers in the Home // Part 2 of 2 In Part 2 of Dr. Kati Macaluso's blog post on supporting writers in the home, she continues the work she began in Part 1 . In Part 1, Dr. Macaluso explained how she sees her own children emerging as writers, and she offered strategies for how all parents can foster their children's natural...
December 3, 2018 Supporting Young Writers in the Home // Part 1 of 2 Long before any of my children were of school age, they were writers. Matthew, at two years old, would "fill out"the collection envelopes in Mass, making marks in the "name," "address" and "amount" blanks. Grace, now three, flits about the house taking orders on a Post-it pad before turning to her...
October 26, 2018 10 Minutes of Reading a Night Can Change Your Child's Life The reading research is unequivocal. The more a child reads the better he or she will be at reading. It is as simple as that. Children who read more enjoy reading; they read to challenge themselves, to satisfy their curiosities, and to experience unknown lands. Reading is an adventure and pure joy...
September 27, 2018 Welcome from the Center for Literacy Education Welcome to the blog for the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education (CLE). We hope that you will learn a great deal about powerful literacy practices from educators at the CLE and in K-12 classrooms across the country. We encourage you to visit the blog often and share about the innovative and...
