iFLT 2014

Those who think they might want to attend iFLT next summer, the information is here: http://tprstorytelling.com/conference/ It’s July 15-18, 2014 in Denver. The link above is very incomplete but Diana told me today that Carol is working on it.

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Carroll County, Tennessee

Hello Ben, This note has been on my mind to write for many weeks. I wish to reach out to anyone who is not feeling appreciated where he/she now is teaching. I would like to suggest that they consider transplanting themselves to Carroll County, Tennessee. Next year, there will be two different school districts where

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Reading Option A

Right about now many of us are getting into stories. We’ve normed our classroom for behavior and rules and we’ve done a lot of personalizing via CWB, the questionnaire, etc. When we get our first story under our belts, we naturally have to include Step 3 – Reading. I personally would first rather teach my

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Scott’s Video – 2

I want to bring up Scott’s video again. It is an important video because it represents, in my view, a stage in our development as comprehension teachers that we all must go through, and that is moving from working so hard on technique to relaxed teaching and “just being there” with the students. That is

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A Video from Scott

Scott Grapin, a colleague of Liam in NJ, shows how easy it is to post video here for each other to learn from. I’m sure he will welcome input from the group. Here is his email to me: Hi Ben, It was around this time last year when I sent you a demo video, and

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Grammar Out, Immersion In?

From Grant Boulanger: Ben, Here’s an interesting article. This guy is a friend of a friend and RIGHTLY attacks the grammar-centric curriculum. He is an ally in that regard. However, he suggests appropriating from the language immersion model the idea of content as driving the curriculum. Teach them age appropriate stuff about math in French

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