Assessment, the word that has so much power in the world of education. It is what evaluates if teachers are doing an excellent job of...

Picture books are essential to the development of children’s reading skills. They are an excellent way to get young children to learn...

In last week’s blog, I discussed the Nine Principles of Balanced Literacy Instruction (Tompkins, 2017) that teachers could follow to...

In Gail E. Tompkins Literacy of the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, chapter one introduces its readers to the Nine Principles of...