Overview
Fostering engagement and growth in literacy begins with intentional planning and reflection. This monthly guide equips educators, instructional coaches, librarians, and district leaders with strategies to nurture a culture and community of learners that celebrate literacy all year long. Featuring themes like belonging, curiosity, and renewal, it offers tools to support and inspire student literacy development throughout the academic year.
K–8 teachers can use this book to:
- Create and sustain positive mental outlooks toward literacy and teaching over the years
- Focus on emotional and mental themes each month to reframe attitudes toward literacy
- Develop weekly plans to reinforce new approaches and attitudes toward reading
- Inspire students in their reading through engaging literacy activities and supportive reading lists
- Empower students through reflection on their progress and recognition of their strengths
- Find author-curated offering read-alouds and suggestions to connect to the monthly themes
Contents:
Preface
The Year at a Glance
August: Belonging
September: Joy
October: Inquiry
November: Justice
December: Remembrance
January: Calling
February: Liberation
March: Renewal
April: Affirmation
May: Possibility
June: Play and Rest
July: Imagination
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index
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