Venn Diagrams as a Reading Strategy

Who doesn’t love a good Venn Diagram? Me, I didn’t. I don’t have anything against Mr. Venn, I think his … More

A conference and a give away

Today I’m at the Professional Language Association of Nevada’s fall conference with my PLC People and I’m excited to present … More

As promised, here are “Los libros mejores según la clase de español 4”. If you’re looking for recommendations for Spanish … More

On Friday, after our last Free Reading session together, we compiled a list of “Los mejores libros según la clase … More

If you’ve been around a while, you know two things about me: 1. I love free reading in class and 2. … More

This little blogcito turns 1 on Friday and what’s a party without presents?! But first, just a sappy moment of … More

Tomorrow my little darlings start 2nd semester and I can’t wait to get my Spanish 1s reading independently. I can’t … More

You guys! One of my favorite Christmas presents arrived totally unexpectedly…a new CI Reader, Libertad, written by my dear friend … More

For years and years I taught whole class novels. I taught them because I thought I had to…I mean reading is soooooo … More

Today was The First Day of School! And, because I can’t help myself, I’m already planning a game for Day … More

This Spring I got the phone call nobody wants: grandma is in the hospital. I dropped everything and headed down … More

Some days I’ve got my ducks all in a row. Yesterday I was lucky to get all my ducks in … More

What used to be my least favorite project, something that I dreaded every year, is now my favorite way to … More

Yippee! New (to me!) books arrived today. I spent most of Friday’s prep perusing Mike Peto’s My Generation of Polyglots Book … More

I love this game because they read, and reread and reread… It’s like a triple whammy of comprehensible input! This … More

Here are the titles in my Free Reading Library, organized by level. This is by no means an exhaustive list of … More

Dr. Krashen tells us that reading is important and supposed to be enjoyable: “Specifically, I am recommending a certain kind … More

Last year I stepped up my FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) game. In the past I always had lots of children’s’ … More

My kiddos LOVE LOVE LOVE Quizlet Live. I’m not as enthusiastic. It is fun and students are engaged but if … More

I don’t worry too much about make up work unless I think the student missed something that I deem really important. In … More