Action Research Scholarship Money from the MRA

Sylvia D. Brown Scholarship

Do you have a plan for conducting ACTION RESEARCH in your educational setting?  The Massachusetts Reading Association invites you to submit a proposal for the Sylvia D. Brown Scholarship. Please read all information carefully. Proposals are due by February 10, 2018, and must be submitted electronically to the Sylvia D. Brown Committee Chair, Terrie Marr. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance, enrich, and expand your understanding of literacy. Detailed information may be found here: Application and Guidelines

WAIT TIME!

Tips for giving students more time to respond

Some research shows that teachers pause for 0.9 seconds after asking a question. Giving students several seconds to think after asking a question—and up to two minutes for some questions—improves their learning. In this blog post, John McCarthy, an education consultant and advocate for student voice, makes a case -- and offers tips -- for providing more processing time when asking questions.

Words to Use instead of "Very"

Aiding Reading Comprehension With Post-Its

A simple, low-stress strategy that helps students engage with, understand, and remember what they read.

Check out this article from Edutopia.

Teaching Introverted Students: How a 'Quiet Revolution' Is Changing Classroom Practice

Teaching Introverted Students: How a 'Quiet Revolution' Is Changing Classroom Practice Inspired by Susan Cain's 2012 book, Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, teachers in New York City and elsewhere are developing learning environments that give a voice to silent students. Read more.

Call for Submissions - Your Chance to Publish!

Dear Jennifer, We invite you to consider submitting an article for publication in our 2018 Primer Journal-Teaching Literacy Today: Relating Research to Practice. Topics may include but are not limited to cultural literacy, visual literacy, critical literacy, disciplinary literacy and other facets of reading and language arts. Deadline for Submissions is March 1, 2018. Please submit articles to: Jo Ann Thompson. Sample Primer Article. Manuscript Submission Guidelines The Primer welcomes original contributions on all facets of reading, language arts, and literacy education. Guidelines are as follows: Manuscripts are limited to no more than 6,000 words including references and other material (tables, charts, etc.) Manuscripts should be double-spaced in 12 point font and should be saved as Microsoft Word documents Manuscripts should be prepared according to the style specified by the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) style manual Each manuscript should include a cover sheet containing (a) the manuscript title, (b) the author’s name, affiliation, position, preferred mailing address, email address, telephone number(s), and fax number. No identifying information should appear elsewhere in the manuscript.

How to Stop Killing the Love of Reading

How to Stop Killing the Love of Reading

An article by Jennifer Gonzalez, from her blog, Cult of Pedagogy

If I had to pick one thing that makes the biggest difference in the quality of any person’s education, the quality of their life, really, it would be reading. And I’m not really talking about basic literacy—not about the ability to read—I’m talking about reading for pleasure, to satisfy curiosities, to understand how people work and find solace in knowing we are not the only ones who think and feel the way we do.

That kind of reading.

But when I see what my kids do in school for “reading,” it doesn’t really look like reading.