Posted on August 31, 2009 by thereadingzone
It’s been a crazy few days for reading in the news. First, I was devastated to learn that Reading Rainbow has been cancelled and its final episode aired on Friday. I remember watching Reading Rainbow often as a child and singing the theme song even more often.
“Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by thereadingzone
I spend a little bit of time each day discussing current events with my students. If I don’t bring it up, they do. We try to clear up misinformation while staying informed about what’s going on in the world around us- plus connecting what’s going on in the world today to our curriculum. [...]
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Posted on January 26, 2009 by thereadingzone
Kelly Gallagher, author of the upcoming Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (available to read online here), has been on a blog tour all week. Today I am thrilled to introduce him here, at TheReadingZone! For the past few days, Kelly has been answering questions posed by you, [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2009 by thereadingzone
When I first sat down to read Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher, I was afraid I would have a hard time getting through it. Not because of the content, but because the book is currently availabe online for review and I hate reading longer [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by thereadingzone
Don’t forget to flip through Readicide and send me your questions for Kelly Gallagher this week!
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Posted on January 12, 2009 by thereadingzone
On January 26th, Kelly Gallagher will be here at TheReadingZone answering your questions! His newest book, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It, will be released on February 10, 2009. However, thanks to Stenhouse, we can get a sneak peek at the entire book before Kelly stops by!
So [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by thereadingzone
On January 26th Kelly Gallagher will be stopping by to answer questions from you, my readers! Kelly has a new book coming out and it is amazing. Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It is being added to my list of “bible books”. I am only about halfway through [...]
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