Literacy Essentials - The Stories

Oct 11 2019 4
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Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman contains some wonderfully personal stories from the author's own lived experience as a devoted family member, friend, and educator. In this series, Regie narrates each of these stories and, in doing so, invites us to reflect on our lives as readers, writers, educators and parents.

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Engagement: Story 1 - Bonding with My Granddaughters Through Storytelling

Sep 25 2019 6 mins  
Learn how telling riveting, true stories shifted an important relationship to embrace meaningful conversations.

Engagement: Story 2 - "What Is He Good At?"

Sep 25 2019 4 mins  
Capitalizing on a student’s strengths—rather than deficits—positively impacts a young learner’s accomplishments and how he is perceived.

Engagement: Story 3 - Presentation Matters

Sep 25 2019 4 mins  
A large, public restaurant consistently serves up beautifully prepared, customized, delicious food. What lessons can our public schools take away?

Engagement: Story 4 - 10 Lessons Learned About Teaching and Living from Taking Up Tennis

Sep 25 2019 11 mins  
Returning to a favorite sport after decades yields realities and truths about playing well, expert teaching, and how to lead a more joyful life.

Engagement: Story 5 - Feeling Smart

Sep 25 2019 8 mins  
This story traces the journey of a learner-teacher who went from a compliant and complacent learner to an actively questioning, competent one.

Excellence: Story 6 - My Professional Learning Journey

Sep 27 2019 11 mins  
The author details how she gradually shifted her beliefs and practices to ensure expert teaching, fidelity to the child, and advocacy for saner teaching practices.

Excellence: Story 7 - Making Fruit Tarts

Sep 27 2019 5 mins  
While a recipe or script can be helpful in a new venture, to become an expert and responsive chef or teacher those steps and framework have to be internalized.

Excellence: Story 8 - Gifts My Mother Gave Me

Sep 30 2019 1 mins  
Through poetry writing, the author figures out—and finally appreciates-- the intangible but enduring gifts her mother, who died young, left her.

Excellence: Story 9 - Becoming A Reader

Sep 30 2019 4 mins  
It’s never too late to become a reader! In this podcast, the storyteller narrates her slow but proud journey to becoming an avid, curious, joyful reader.

Excellence: Story 10 - The Writing Life

Sep 30 2019 4 mins  
A teacher and writer reflect on the habits and qualities of dedicated writers and how and why writing is a lifetime gift that binds hearts and minds.