Literacy Learning Zone

Slice of Life  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers I enjoy the drive between daycare drop off and my school.  The quietness in the car.  The muffled sounds of the outside.  My brain thinking in high gear, creating that mental to-do list of all the things I need to do as soon as I step foot inside of school. However, to occasionally curb my thinking, I listen to an audio book.  I never thought I could stay focused to listen to a book being read to me.  (Yes, I have moments of lapse where I need to rewind.)  My audio book listening goes in phases, all depending on the book and the narrator. Truly the narrator sells the book.  If it's a good one, I'll pick up another from the library.  If it's a not-so-good-one, I turn it all off and return...

How are we going to get better at reading?  Yes, by reading and reading more!  As a reading teacher, I'm always encouraging students to read:   Find an author you love and read all her books.  How about a series that intrigues you?  Read the whole set!   I dibble and dabble and share various titles and some of my old favorites. But lately, I'm feeling a bit defeated.  Deflated.  De--not-so-sure about all those great books to share. My fellow reading teacher, Chris, is a master chef when she's cookin' with books.  I want to 'grow up' to be just like her.  You know the type:  the "Netflix" guru of children's books.  She knows titles.  She knows authors.  She knows the first book, the sequel, the prequel, and any books in between.  She can retrieve all that information in a click of a button.   If you liked that, try this.  Have you seen this one? What about that?  You'll love it....