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Reading News
- Duncan Wants 3 Ratings for Schools in Education Overhaul
- The Obama administration will ask Congress to toss out the two-tiered pass/fail school rating system of the No Child Left Behind education law and replace it with one that labels schools one of three ways: high-performing, needs improvement or chronically low-performing, according to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
- New Jersey Schools Brace for Governor's Next Round of Cuts
- Schools across New Jersey are bracing for what they fear will be more crippling cuts when Gov. Christie unveils his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year on Tuesday. Mr. Christie and his education commissioner, Bret D. Schundler, are expected to cut state aid to individual districts by as much as 15 percent, and reduce overall school aid for only the second time in more than a decade.
- Kids' Books: This 'March Madness' is Literally Playing by the Book
- Think "March Madness" is all about basketball? Think again. For the second consecutive year, School Library Journal is sponsoring a "Battle of the Kids' Books." Patterned after the wildly popular March Madness, when college basketball teams vie against one another in a "bracket" scheme, the "Battle of the Kids' Books" pits 16 topnotch children's books against each other and asks popular children's-book authors to choose a winner.
- Portland's Lent School Helps Disadvantaged Students Soar
- Educators at Lent School in Portland know they face extra challenges to get their students ready for high school. More than 85 percent of the students are poor; more than one-third speak English as their second language; most come from families who struggle at times to scrape together food, clothing and rent. But step into this little-known school of 550 kindergarten through eighth-grade students in outer Southeast Portland and prepare for a surprise.
- Schools Across U.S. Grapple With Closures
- In one of the largest school closures ever seen in the U.S., the Kansas City, Mo., school board approved a plan Wednesday that will shutter 26 of the district's 61 schools. Kansas City's action may have been drastic, but it's not unique. All over the country, many school districts are facing declines in both revenue and enrollment. As a result, the number of districts considering school closures this year has doubled — and is expected to double again next year.
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The Reading Lady Blog
- New Book - Nonfiction Mentor Text
- Since I had to go into the city yesterday to work at an Early Childhood conference, I had the opportunity to read the newly released Nonfiction Mentor Texts by Lynne Dorfman and Rose Capelli. Riding the train and ferry gave me ample time to peruse the text. In the same fashion as their first book - Mentor Text, this book is chock full of great ideas, and titles of text to use. I love the resource at the end that listed every text mentioned throughout the book by chapter for ease in finding. This is a must have resource for all who are trying to incorporate more nonfiction reading and writing into their day. The On Your Own section at the end of each chapter gives you a nice starting point for implementing lessons. I can't wait to share the ideas with the teachers in my building. If you have read it let me know your thoughts.
Laura
Nonfiction Mentor Texts is available from Stenhouse publishing.
- National Board Certification
- Recently Barack Obama discussed the value of National Board Certified Teachers. I am happy to see that he is supporting excellence in teaching. Having gone through the process of National Board certification I can attest to the impact it had on me. National Board certification is an intense and personal journey that many teachers have decided to embark upon. Those that achieve it feel empowered to better meet the needs of their students. So, just what is National Board certification anyway? Here are two links I suggest you visit to get further information on National Board certification -
National Board Council of New York
http://www.teachercenter.org/nbcnys
National Board website
http://www.nbpts.org
I would like to offer support to you as you work toward your certification. I am available to answer questions you may have about the process. I also would love to network with other NBPTS teachers and candidates.
- Bike Ride to Support Multiple Sclerosis
- Every year my brother George rides with more than 1,000 other people to raise money to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year the society hope to raise $1.6M. George hopes to raise $1,000. He will ride on September 13th and 14th, 100 miles each day in support of those that can't. As you know all the resources available on my website are free of charge. If you find it a helpful resource I ask that you consider making a donation to this worthy cause. No donation is too small and all are tax deductables. This disease has impacted our family and close friends. Thank you so much for your continued support.
For information, and to make a donation using your debit or credit card go to -
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/georgehess
Have a great day!
Laura
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Readinglady.com was created by Laura Kump of New York City. Laura obtained her National Board Certification in Literacy:Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. She is currently a Literacy Coach working in a PreK-5 school on Staten Island. Laura has presented at the International Reading Association Convention and the Four-Blocks Leadership Conference. 
