This story at NPR reminds us that we multi-switch quickly, instead of multitask quickly. As our teens insist that they can do many, many, many things at once, it is important for them to realize they cannot watch tv and study their homework! Good for moms to have the University of Michigan to back the moms up!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95256794
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May 31st, 2009
Commencement is at 1:00 at Ratcliffe Field
Open House immediately following until 5:00.
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One of my favorite author’s is Linda Gambrell. She has written Self-Selected Reading the Four Blocks Way. She also has written too many articles and books to mention. She was the International Reading Association president in 2007-2008. I am delighted to be able to say that I know her personally. She is a facebook ‘friend’. She is delightful and kindhearted and knows about choice when it comes to reading! This article was her last published as President for Reading Today. I am sure we will hear from her soon again. Enjoy Linda’s wisdom.
http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTY-0804-summer.aspx
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I started at blogger and moved here, but I am still going to count it as a year!
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Debra Renner Smith’s Profile | Create Your Badge
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If you are wondering about the weather in Michigan, wait it will change. One can count on death and taxes. In Michigan one can count on road repair and changing weather.
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This was a surprise. It will be interesting to watch!
http://collectingchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/2009/04/graveyard-book-to-be-stripped-of.html
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http://www.all-laundry.com/ Two cute All commercials
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Duck On A Bike is a story that is great for writing in response to reading.
http://www.eledblog.com/content/david-shannons-duck-bike-mentor-text-inner-thinking
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To ensure that kids understand genres, many teachers have a flip chart listing the characteristics. What ones are required by your state standards? Read a book during a read-aloud, then go over the characteristics of that genre. Do the students know the characteristics? Do the students recognize the genre off the shelf?
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/ This link has posters similiar to this one.
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