February 9, 2015 2 Reading for a Cause: the TCFL Readathon One Tuesday morning, our Parent Support Group suggested we host a readathon at school. Because the word [...]
November 24, 2014 0 Revolution I just finished reading Deborah Wiles’ captivating historical fiction novel, Revolution, and it is [...]
November 7, 2014 0 Character Dress Up Day and the Culture of Reading Teachers greeting students Every year, near the end of October, we harness the creative fun of Halloween [...]
October 14, 2014 12 How We Teach Reading Several parents have asked me to write about the philosophy we use at TCFL to teach reading. Parents can see [...]
August 17, 2014 2 Giving up Control 7th Grade reading club This summer I had a huge “aha” moment about teaching. I’ve always [...]
August 5, 2014 0 Review: The Book Whisperer The old saying that “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear” rings true over and over [...]
January 17, 2014 20 For the Love of Reading – Independent Reading This is the first in a series of workshops about teaching reading at the secondary level. In the infographic [...]