It’s officially time to share our thoughts about the powerful first section of “Disrupting Thinking” by Beers and Probst! When I first read this book, I think that what first piqued my interest was the title of the section…”The Readers We Want”. Interesting, right? After all, we’ve talked about “backward design” when designing our units […]

Too many schools are producing non-readers at an alarming rate, but it doesn't have to be that way. Pernille Ripp and I talk about how to change things.

One of the main texts we use to guide our reading instruction is the amazing Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst. This book provides us with the foundat…

How to make reading comprehension instruction engaging with ideas from the book DIsrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst

When I was a 5th grade teacher, I was told to level my library, or at least a part of it. When I asked why, I was told that it needed to be done so that students could find the right fit books. Y…