Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.
Remember when you were in high school and college, and as you studied, you highlighted everything you felt was important… then you got to the bottom of a page, looked back, and your entire page was highlighted?? Yeah… that’s what we DON’T want students doing… [continue reading]
Some common emails I get when people are ready to start mentor sentences, or are in the first week and feel like it’s not going like it should, go something like this: “Help! My students aren’t able to write anything down the first week!” or… [continue reading]
I absolutely LOVE getting the most bang for my buck, don’t you? Time is such a precious commodity in the classroom, so any time I can maximize that time by using a mentor text, I do! Today, I’m going to share how I use… [continue reading]
I had a teacher comment on a post I made recently (about paired texts) saying the word “rigor” makes her want to throw up. Although she was being completely serious, it kind of made me giggle… but then I realized that maybe she didn’t like… [continue reading]
If you took a poll of current educators, one of the top things that teachers would tell you they need is more TIME. Although I can’t give you more time in your day, I can help you maximize your time! One struggle with time is… [continue reading]
Text evidence… those two words are so important for a reading teacher! We want students to be able to infer and draw conclusions while using text evidence to support their thoughts. But before we can lead them to these higher order thinking skills, they need… [continue reading]
