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I guess the seeds were planted for my love of books and the joy words can bring to a child, the moment I heard my mother’s beautiful voice chattering away about all her stories as a little girl. Ah yes, the oral storyteller laying the foundation for a great book; passing moments on through time with those she loved most gathered around listening with great anticipation. add another page.

Text Mapping ~ A Pre-reading Strategy Rooted in Ancient Times

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Text Mapping: A Prereading Strategy Rooted in Ancient Times

By Tracy Potash

Scrolls are an ancient form of displaying writing in its entirety on a continuous roll. Everything can be seen in one visual scan going from left to right. A truly open book!  Text Mapping, a modern twist on the ancient scroll, is a prereading strategy created by

Dave Middlebrook, the project’s founder.  Visit The Text Mapping website for more information ~ http://www.textmapping.org/unrollingTheBook.html  and the Text Mapping Workshop site http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html  as well as Text Mapping as a Strategy http://specialed.about.com/od/Inclusionsupport/ss/Text-Mapping-As-A-Strategy.htm

Recent research suggests that 50-60% of the lesson should be spent on pre-reading activities http://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/the-importance-of-pre-reading-activities/ 

 

Click here to read the article in its entirety featured in the Scholastic Choices IdeaBook Text Mapping

A Middle School Teacher’s Dream

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Oh, pleeeezzze pick me…   Book Giveaway

#MGAuthorsLoveTeachers, 2017

 Lynda Mullaly Hunt 

Welcome to my third annual Middle-Grade Authors Love Teachers and Librarians Giveaway!

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Another Great Resource…Helping Kids Make Connections to the World Around Them!

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Thank you Brightly for providing this amazing resource for helping our kids make connections to the world around them!

Text Connections

Kindness Quest

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I absolutely LOVE the Scholastic Choices magazine for use in my middle school classroom!  The articles are always trendy and very high interest, plus my students are always so eager to read them too. Check out the link below on how I incorporated just one of the many incredible articles in my classroom, and be sure to peruse through the IdeaBook to view all the other fabulous genius teacher ideas as well.

Kindness Quest