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Can You Call Them By Name?
This past week, I got to attend the Meet the Educator Night at one of my schools. I’m only at this school once a week, so I’m still trying to connect more with the kids and the educators in this...
View ArticleNervous. Scared. Excited. Let the Epic Small Group Time Begin.
As I’ve shared through this blog recently, I’ve been covering for Kindergarten to Grade 2 teachers so that they can assess their students using Acadience. I’m thrilled that we’ve now collected all of...
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Finding Joy In What Doesn’t Work
When we’re leading a lesson with the full class or with a small group, we want things to work well. Sometimes though, despite the best of plans, they don’t. This week, this happened to me a few times....
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Literacy In The Loo For Kids Too!
Last night, I shared this tweet of my upcoming #LiteracyInTheLoo post. A teacher reached out to me shortly afterwards about her own “loo learning.” Some students are finding the bathroom a great place...
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Thank An Educator!
I’m in the wonderful position of being able to work with two groups of educators each week. While I’ve been in this Reading Specialist position for a few years now, I’m not so removed from the...
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Three Aha Moments In A Week Of Learning
Every week, I try to reflect on any new learning and new experiences in my role. This week’s learning comes from some different conversations with the teacher on our school’s Triad Team. This team of...
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A Little Less Aviva. A Little More Wonderful.
At the end of last year, I found out that I was going to be at two schools this year. I was excited about a new opportunity to work with even more educators and at a school that’s close to home, but I...
View ArticleA Magical Hug
Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about one of the students that I support. This child is beginning to learn how to blend and segment sounds in order to read a few words. While he...
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Diverse Perspectives: Book Club Learning For All
I just started a professional Book Club at both of my schools. We’re reading and discussing, Decoding Repairs, which is really valuable as we look more at targeted small group instruction and meeting...
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Creative Problem Solving: Learning From A Straw Play-Doh Challenge
Yesterday, we had a Staff Meeting after school. The focus of the meeting was on math, which is always interesting to me in my current position as a Reading Specialist, as it’s really the one subject...
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