Interview: Katheryn Russell-Brown on the research behind Little Melba and Her Big Trombone 

January 6, 2015 – 12:15 pm

Author Katheryn Russell-Brown talks about the research that went into Little Melba and her Big Trombone.

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Protesting Injustice Then and Now

December 16, 2014 – 8:00 am

Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, offers some thoughts and resources for how to teach and talk about protest, race, and current events.

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Choosing the World Our Students Read

December 8, 2014 – 8:00 am

In a guest post, Emily Chiariello discusses Teaching Tolerance’s new curriculum tool, “Project Appendix D,” that empowers educators to identify texts that both meet the demands of the Common Core Standards and reflect the world in which our students live.

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Books to Celebrate and Teach about Adoption

November 20, 2014 – 7:00 am

Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, recommends 4 picture books about adoption or with characters who have been adopted and shares additional resources teachers and parents can use to celebrate and teach about adoption with young readers.

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First Look, Second Look, Third Look: Close “Reading” with Book Art

November 9, 2014 – 2:30 pm

Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, models how to teach and practice close reading with art from This Land is My Land by Native American artist George Littlechild.

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Reading Paired Texts to Increase Student Engagement

November 2, 2014 – 8:50 am

Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, models a paired text multi-day lesson using a nonfiction picture book and news article for grades 3–7.

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How to Teach Close Reading Using a Recipe

October 26, 2014 – 8:50 am

Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, models how to teach and practice close reading with the nonfiction text: recipes.

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Inspiring the Next Architects: Children’s Books About Design, Building, and Architecture

October 19, 2014 – 8:50 am

Our Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, recommends architecture-themed books and shares 7 ways teachers and parents can celebrate building, design, and architecture with young readers.

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5 Strategies to Help Parents Navigate Lexile

September 21, 2014 – 8:50 am

Our Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, shares 5 ways parents can navigate the bookshelves to find the right book for their children and help support student success.

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8 Strategies to Help Educators Explain Lexile and Invest Stakeholders

September 14, 2014 – 8:50 am

Our Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, shares 8 ways teachers and school staff can help parents navigate the bookshelves to find the right book for their children and help support student success.

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