Resources

A variety of tools are available on this site for you to download and use. The intent of all of them is to help you and your students in the quest to be Owning Words for Literacy™. You can see that I have several categories available. Explore each category to find what you need. Just click on the different phrases on the left to be taken to the corresponding page.

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“Books are… funny little portable pieces of thought.”
Susan Sontag

Articles For Teachers

If you’d like a bunch of articles related to the life of a professional educator, then be sure to check out the articles at Articles for Teachers To say I’ve been busy writing over the last couple of years is an understatement.  I think you’ll find many useful ideas in these short, easy-to-read and easy-to-implement …

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Idea Books for Teachers

Over the years of being a teacher, graduate student, college of education professor, workshop leader, speaker, and consultant to schools, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to create a multitude of materials from what I’ve learned.  Access the links below to learn more about each of the idea books: 50 Questions to Ask About …

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PDF Downloads

If you do not have the current version of Adobe Reader (which is free), just click the button below to access it. Additional items (some free; some low cost), will be added to this page frequently so check back often. 1001 Descriptors for Vocabulary Development, Characterization, Writing, and Warm-Up Activities 50+ Fabulous Prompts for Writing …

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PowerPoint Downloads

All of these PowerPoint® slide shows were designed for teachers to use with their students. Please feel free to download those that will work for you. You can then modify them so that they fit the needs of your students. The idea is that you use whatever is here to help kids own words. Thanks for …

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Teleseminars of Interest

I love learning and my guess is that because you’re a teacher, you do, too! I offer many teleseminars that are of interest to educators.  I record each one so if you would like to take a look at (and a listen to) some of them, just access the following link, which will take you …

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Word Documents

All of the Word documents below are made available so that you have them to use with your students (or to use for your own learning so that you can better assist your students). Please feel free to download those that will work for you.  You can then modify them so that they fit the …

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