Monthly Archives: November 2010

It’s all in the data… Have you seen the latest Harry Potter movie?  Read the books?  If you are a fan, you know in six years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the female character Hermoine was responsible for … Continue reading →

There is a huge difference between assigning reading and teaching reading, and students need teachers who recognize the balance between chopping books to death and handing books to students without the proper level of support.  ~Kelly Gallagher in Readicide (2009) … Continue reading →

Immersion. Dr. Brian Cambourne is one of Australia’s most eminent researchers of literacy and learning who has identified 8 factors that contribute to successful learning–he calls them Conditions for Learning. Number One on the list is Immersion. Teacher and author … Continue reading →