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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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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How I Lost My Reading Specialist Position & What Makes a Good Literacy Coach?
I taught first grade for five years in a school where the majority of students were second language learners who qualified for free and reduced lunch. After realizing I needed to know more about teaching reading more effectively, I took … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a Reading Specialist, My Background
Tagged Becoming a Reading Specialist, Classroom Observations, Evaluations, Facebook, Fidelity, First Grade, Interviewing, Literacy Coaches, Master's Program, My Background, My Personal Learning Network (PLN), Nifty Thrifty Fifty, Principals, Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Pull-outs, Question-Answer-Relationships (QAR), QuickReads, Read 180, Reading Comprehension, Reading Conferences & Conventions, Title 1 Classrooms, Tutoring, Twitter
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Common Causes of Comprehension Difficulties
While spending time with my family this Memorial Day weekend, a conversation about reading came up. My husband shared his great dislike for reading and told us how he had a very difficult time responding successfully to the teacher’s question, … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Comprehension, Struggling Readers
Tagged Active Reading, Book Recommendations, Comprehension Strategies, Cris Tovani, Difficulty with Reading Comprehension, Essential Readings, Fake Reading, FOR-PD, Good Readers, Higher Order Thinking Questions, International Reading Association (IRA), Kathryn H. Au, Kathy Highfield, My Background, People to Follow on Twitter, Pursuit of Coherence, Question-Answer-Relationships (QAR), Reading Comprehension, Reading Doesn't Make Sense, Reading Engagement, Setting Purposes for Reading, Struggling Readers, Taffy Raphael, Twitter, TWRC, TWRCing, Videos
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