7/23/13 ** "Common sense" ideas that make you say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Though the title talks first about assessment, the book is more about a framework for instruction. The CAFE (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expand Vocabulary) framework provides a tool for tightly aligning asse...
Great book for any teacher at any level! Get the kids reading!
8/5/11 ** An excellent introduction to a process by which teachers can help their children learn routines for independent reading and writing. The authors describe five literacy tasks which students should engage in daily: Reading to Self, Reading to Others, Listening to Reading, Work on Writing, an...