🎙 Episode 5: Mar. 2-13
🗣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Students in grades 3, 4, and 7 will complete their Reading Mock STAAR the week after Spring Break. All assessments will be loaded into Aware by Mar. 6. If you plan to use the new Text-to-Speech feature with students, you may want to begin practicing soon.
Upcoming Literacy PD
*Hyperlinks to lead to registration!TCRWP Winter Twitter Chats
Mar. 5 - Office Hours w/Lucy CalkinsMar. 24 - 9-12 ELAR TEKS OverviewMar. 25 - Literacy Apps Mar. 28 - Advancing Literacy for All: The Promise of EquityMar. 30 - 31 - Pre-K GuidelinesMar. 31 - Responsive Teaching in Secondary ClassroomsApr. 22 - Viva la Gramatica!
We have exactly nine days before Spring Break. A daily book chat helps our students build their TBR (To-Be-Read) stack. Check out Colby Sharp sharing what his 5th graders are currently reading. What reading plans do you have for Spring Break? You can view a few of the books I hope to start and finish over the break below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
These useful websites are currently under construction. Check back in a few weeks to see their new and improved look!
Did you know TEA has a dedicated website for Reading Practices? Find out more about the Science of Reading Exam, The K-3 Reading Academies, and
Resources Check 🚨
2019-2020 Literacy Resources One PagerSpring is a great time to inventory our resources. We recommend checking your tubs to account for all instructional materials. Don't forget to inventory mentor texts as well!
Writing Tub
Reading Tub
💥 Attention High School Teachers & Students! 💥
Angie Thomas, the popular YA author of The Hate U Give, will be speaking at TWU this Thursday, Mar. 6 at 7:00 p.m. If you have students who love her books, encourage them to attend!
Be sure to Tweet photos of your Read Across America Celebrations this week!
