For years I assessed my students to find their guided reading level. The unique reading level of each child helped me in so many ways. I could find books at the students’ instructional level so they could reach their independent reading level. I could report the reading level to parents at conferences so they knew exactly…
When I told my work colleagues that I was leaving my job teaching in north Minneapolis to move to a job teaching in a suburb, I got a mixed bag of responses. While most of the responses were positive, there was one response in particular that continues to nag me: “I would never teach a…
It was a bitter-sweet day on June 2, 2016 when I left my position as an elementary literacy coach and reading interventionist in North Minneapolis. While leaving a school I have called home for nearly four years was difficult, I am incredibly excited to head back into the classroom as a first grade teacher. I…
If I didn’t know about this restaurant, I would have thought it was a neighborhood printing company based on its sign that boldly displayed the name, “ie.” While I didn’t like the sign, I loved everything else about the newest addition of Italian fare in Minneapolis, Italian Eatery called “ie”. The rustic decor was both elegant and…
My students don’t understand what they are reading! As the K-3 literacy coach, I meet with each teacher two times a month for our coaching conversations. Several months have passed and the vast majority of teachers share this very same concern. The level of frustration is exacerbated by the fact that several of these teachers are…
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