Massachusetts Reading Conference This Week!

Hello everyone,
Let me remind you that the Massachusetts Reading Conference will be held in Sturbridge, this Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 24. I invite you come on Friday to hear our presentation about the many roles of the secondary literacy specialist and other great speakers. Did you know that in Reading Next, a report published by the Carnegie Foundation, they suggest that adolescents should have two to four hours of literacy-connected learn daily? They are not suggesting that content teachers become reading teachers, rather that content teachers should collaborate with literacy specialists or coaches to design lessons that encourage students to read and write like historians, scientists, mathematicians, and other subject area experts. Imagine if students were engaged in real life, enriching literacy practices for two to four hours a day! Well, that is my tip for the day. I'll be posting reflections from the session when I get back. Till then, keep reading!