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Graffiti Gist Activity

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Statements Summarizing Our Learning

in Chapters 1 & 2

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Tonya, Alyson, Tina, Trina, Jaime and Gretchen

We trust students to use curiosity to grow their

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reading behaviors and habits. Teachers can balance instruction to provide opportunities for inquiry and explicit instruction, as well as foster empathy through literature.

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Our Team - Natasha, Kelli, Marie, Rebecca, and Samantha

Striving readers, fueled by wonder and curiosity, need time with accessible texts and to celebrate mistakes.

Thriving teachers create a classroom culture of wonder, curiosity and value mistakes, and they provide time with accessible text for striving readers to grow and value reading.

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The Back Table Business

Reading is Thinking

When we unlabel students we’re able to foster curiosity and wonder.

Being responsive to students’ hearts and minds builds agency.

We celebrate Reading as Thinking!

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Cultivating curiosity to help students thrive

Growth mindset and curiosity combine to foster engagement.

Balancing literacy and allowing opportunities for everyone’s students to make mistakes (attempts) enables vulnerability.

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Investing in our readers Jessica, Bridgette, Sarah, Patty, Kim & Amy

Reading should be engaging and meaningful.

When we fan the flame of curiosity, students develop a passion for reading.

Defy labels through empathy, equity and innovation.

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Classroom reading should cultivate curiosity, deep thinking and confidence based on reader interests.

Teachers advocate for quality instruction,

which leads to intervention prevention.

Brian, Jackie, Lisa, Martha & Michelle...

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WONDERFULLY CURIOUS READERS

Our curiosity sets us up for engaging with our learning.

Relationships foster an attitude that provides a safe environment for asking questions that explore curiosities and wonderings for purposeful learning.

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