Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 12! In this episode, Jen responds to this question: “I’m curious about what your conferring notes look like. Do you have conventions or abbreviations that you use find work to communicate between co-teachers? What are you writing down specifically? I would find it helpful to see what proficient conferring teachers’ […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 12 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11! In this episode, Jen responds to two question from Mary. First: “What kind of professional development do you recommend for reading specialists working with K-2 students?” And then: “When it comes to struggling readers – what should take priority? Skills or time spent reading?” Thank you, Mary! The answer […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 11 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10! In this episode, Jen responds to a question from Lisa: “In a K/1 classroom, what is your ideal balance for guided reading, strategy groups, and conferring during independent reading? I have trouble fitting it all in! my principal really pushes guided reading, so that’s where my focus has been, […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 10 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9! In this episode, Jen responds to a question from Carol: “What kind of reading responses would you want students in grades 3-5 to write in their reading notebook during the first few weeks of class?” Thank you, Carol! Carol’s question is specific, but Jen broadens her response to address […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 9 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8! In this episode, Jen responds to a question from Glenda: “I work with 2-5 grade LA teachers. One topic that comes up is reserving titles for certain grade levels. I can understand a couple of titles for read alouds, but at some point I feel like it’s unfair to […] The post Teacher Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 8 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7! In this episode, Jen responds to a question from a teacher who wises to remain anonymous: “Can you share suggestions on how we can include parents in our conversation about how to grow readers and writers? The balanced literacy approach is uncomfortable for many parents. This often leads to […] The post Teacher Ask Jen Serravallo. Season 2, Episode 7 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6! In this episode, Jen responds to a question from Dani: “I would love if you could share any ideas on how you do encourage home involvement. That’s really what a reading log assesses, I think. I really don’t want to do a reading log, but I think parents may […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo Season 2, Episode 6 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5! In this episode, Jen responds to three questions, all related to reading logs: Lorie asks, “Reading logs: essential tool or love-of-reading killer?” Jessie asks, “Is there a point when keeping reading logs should become the reader’s choice? If so, when is it okay to provide students with that choice?” […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo Season 2, Episode 5 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4! This episode’s question comes from Katie Limbaugh Foristal: “How do you teach Reading Workshop with a basal?” As Jen says, a big question in very few words. Thank you, Katie. Subscribe in iTunes Do you have a question? You can ask it on the Teacher Learning Sessions Facebook page. […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo Season 2, Episode 4 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3! In this episode, Jen answers this question from Tracey: “I want to assess my students (2nd graders) using our F&P assessment kit to find their current reading levels. What tips do you have to assess them (all 32 of them) in a timely manner? It still takes me a […] The post Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo Season 2, Episode 3 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions.