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Bebop Libros: Common Core ahora compatible

Este programa de alfabetización integral incluye recursos para la lectura guiada, bibliotecas de aula, lectura compartida, evaluación y ESL / programas de idioma dual. Explore nuestro sitio para aprender más acerca de cómo Bebop libros pueden ayudar a sus hijos a tener éxito en sus esfuerzos de lectura. Lea este artículo de Jeanne Clidas, Ph.D….

Bebop Books: Common Core Now Supported

This comprehensive literacy program includes resources for guided reading, classroom libraries, shared reading, assessment and ESL/Dual Language programs. Explore our site to learn more about how Bebop Books can help your children succeed in their reading efforts. Read this article by Jeanne Clidas, Ph.D. Common Core State Standards Our Bebop titles support the new K-5…

Made Me a Story … Still Got It

Crossposted on Daily Kos When I am working with children in schools, I always remind them that one of the great things about writing is that it always stays with you. The poem Things by Eloise Greenfied summarizes the feeling: It includes the words: Bought me some candy  … Ain’t got it no more ……

Finding Joy in the The Pythagorean Theorem

Read this article  on Daily Kos from Mar. 18 2012 Read this article on the Idaho Press Tribune website from Mar. 22, 2012 Read this article on Yahoo! from March 26, 2012 Pythagorean Theorem may be the best-known equation in mathematics. Its origins reach back to the beginnings of civilization, and today every student continues…

Pocatello School Demonstrates Keys for Better Reading and Writing

This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2006 that appeared in the Idaho State Journal. I was recently inspired by a day of substitute teaching at the Pocatello Community Charter School. That morning in the parking lot, I ran into Marjanna Hulet, one of the school’s founders, as I made my way…