Psst… “TWRC” rhymes with “work.” With a little TWRCing, I bet you can figure out what the letters T-W-R-C represent. :)
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A Review of Social Bookmarking & Other Link Curation Tools
What I Wanted If you have followed the TWRCtank for awhile, you know that I had a long list of resources in the sidebars on the right-hand side of this blog. Several people mentioned they did not like all the … Continue reading
How Parents Can Help Children Succeed In School
Below is my response to a great question posed by Amy (aka @teachmama) on the “We Teach Reading” group in the We Teach Ning. You can find that question here: “Learning During Read Alouds.” Hi Amy, If there was one … Continue reading
There’s Been a Whole Lot of Learning Going On
Teaching in the Reading/Language Arts Masters Program My first semester as a professor is quickly coming to a close. The only thing I have left to do is grade my students’ final papers (due by midnight this Saturday). After that, … Continue reading
Posted in California Reading Association, My Background, Orange County Reading Association, Reading Comprehension, Reading Conferences & Conventions, Teaching Online, Technology, Webinars
Tagged California Reading Association, Cathy Blackler, Consulting, Dana Grisham, Donald Bear, Elfrieda "Freddy" H. Hiebert, Erica Bowers, Google Docs, Joan Young, Karin Foster, Kelly Gallagher, Kim Hanley, Linda Clinard, Lisa Dabbs, Lori Oczkus, My Background, My Personal Learning Network (PLN), Orange County Reading Association, P. David Pearson, Presenter Handouts, Reading Comprehension, Reading Conferences & Conventions, Regie Routman, Ron Boren, Shane Templeton, Skype, Struggling Readers, Teaching Online, Technology, Tutoring, Twitter, Webinars
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Why and How to Motivate a Reluctant Reader (2 of 2)
I think children who do not struggle with decoding the words can find reading boring for many reasons. Here are three of them: They have not found the right book. The right book would be one that interests them for … Continue reading
Posted in Background Knowledge, Help for Parents, Matching Books to Readers, Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Volume, Reluctant Readers, Struggling Readers, Vocabulary
Tagged Background Knowledge, Book Blessings, Book Recommendations, Book Review Blogs, Book Trailers, Booktalks, Donalyn Miller, guysread.com, Help for Parents, Inference, International Reading Association (IRA), Jim Trelease, Jon Scieszka, Keith Schoch, kidsreads.com, Lexile.com, Librarians, Libraries, Linda Gambrell, Lists of Recommended Reading, Literacy Related Blogs, M. Dahms, Matching Texts to Readers, Mem Fox, Mid-Continent Public Library, Motivation, NoveList, Reading Comprehension, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), Reading Volume, Reluctant Readers, Scholastic, StorySnoops.com, Struggling Readers, teenreads.com, Teri S. Lesesne, The Book Seer, The Series Binder, Twitter, TWRC, Vocabulary, Webster Public Library, What Should I Read Next
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