Beyond Retelling: I wrote this book!

 
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Sunday’s Session Thinking Theme

Pat and I are very thankful for each and every teacher (and educator) who attended the session.  Our session’s room held 75.  People stood by the walls, sat on the floors, kept the backdoors open, the side doors open, and were quiet as mice so over 120 people were in the room and over 50-75 [...]

Sunday, February 22 Comprehension Strategy: Thinking Theme

See you there!  International Reading Association in Phoenix.  Pat Cunningham and I will talk about how to do the Thinking Theme Strategy.  We have movie footage of students.  It is awesome!

Books to teach Courage

                                 
The teacher and students read lots of books about a theme.  The students are studying a character trait or theme.  The students easily identify the theme in a book. 
Which characters in _____ (name of the book) do you think show courage, and how do they show [...]

Presenting February 22, Sunday at International Reading Association

 
Pat Cunningham and I are presenting our book at the International Reading Association on Sunday.  Our session is Comprehension Strategy:  Thinking Theme (Higher Level Thinking and Big Ideas).  It is hosted in the Phoenix Convention Center in room W211B.  I can’t wait!  I hope to see you all there!

My Defining Moments

Dr. Phil says you have life defining moments. I can’t remember if he said there were 5 or 7, but I have been thinking about some of mine.

1. When I was nine days old I had meningitis.
I survived and thrived in spite of it due to miracles and my parents’ belief in [...]