book choice
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How Teachers, Parents, and Friends Can Support Student Reading Motivation
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Researcher Daisy Pelletier discusses her work on student reading motivation and its implications for parents and teachers.
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The Benefits of Poetry Reading
Monday, November 13, 2023
This guide provides a recommendation list of novels in verse for students in grades 5-12.
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Celebrating Students’ Identities and Experiences With Culturally Relevant Texts
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Selecting stories that reflect students’ interests and backgrounds can be a useful tool for increasing classroom participation and engagement.
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Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Paired Oral Reading
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Children can work on reading fluency and comprehension while reading along with a caregiver.