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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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INTRODUCTION
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LESSON 1
It's all about relationships
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LESSON 2
Acknowledge our colleagues
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LESSON 3
Infuse purpose and authenticity into all we do
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LESSON 4
Create a beautiful and meaningful environment
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LESSON 5
Ensure that the heart and mind go together
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LESSON 6
Ask more vital questions
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LESSON 7
Build a strong foundation
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LESSON 8
Apply an optimal learning model
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LESSON 9
Read professionally
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LESSON 10
Plan with the end in mind
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LESSON 11
Do more demonstrations
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LESSON 12
Bond with our students and colleagues
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LESSON 13
Instill determination to learn
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LESSON 14
Provide more choice within structure
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LESSON 15
Aim to develop self-determining learners
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LESSON 16
Teach rereading
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LESSON 17
Share our best ideas
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LESSON 18
Put guided reading in perspective
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LESSON 19
Examine our management focus
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LESSON 20
Seek to do better
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LESSON 21
Become an active listener
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LESSON 22
Reward persistence
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LESSON 23
Focus on the writer first and the writing second
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LESSON 24
Expect more
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LESSON 25
Read aloud every day
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LESSON 26
Treat all members of the school community respectfully
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LESSON 27
Connect writing with reading
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LESSON 28
Celebrate learners' strengths
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LESSON 29
Be a reader
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LESSON 30
Implement standards thoughtfully
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LESSON 31
Make certain students are engaged, not just on-task
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LESSON 32
Integrate word study across the curriculum
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LESSON 33
Imagine the possibilities
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LESSON 34
Observe an excellent kindergarten teacher
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LESSON 35
Take time to reflect
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LESSON 36
Form unlikely friendships
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LESSON 37
Recognize that all learners have special needs
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LESSON 38
Choose and use excellent texts
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LESSON 39
Make no assumptions
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LESSON 40
Support English-language learners
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LESSON 41
Create a need to know
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LESSON 42
Enjoy teaching
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LESSON 43
Write more short pieces
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LESSON 44
Use technology judiciously
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LESSON 45
Do more frontloading
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LESSON 46
Acknowledge an unexpected hero
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LESSON 47
Teach with a sense of urgency
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LESSON 48
Embrace public writing conferences
FREE!
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LESSON 49
Provide feedback that supports the learner
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LESSON 50
Read and write more texts
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LESSON 51
Focus on the essential ingredients
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LESSON 52
Teach less, learn more
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LESSON 53
Expect correct spelling and conventions
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LESSON 54
Resist teaching to the test
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LESSON 55
Remain hopeful
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LESSON 56
Design and assign appropriate homework
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LESSON 57
Share inspiring stories
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LESSON 58
Eliminate distractions
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LESSON 59
Teach handwriting
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LESSON 60
Collaborate more
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LESSON 61
Slow down to hurry up
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LESSON 62
Use simple rubrics
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LESSON 63
Expect change
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LESSON 64
Apply whole-part-whole teaching
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LESSON 65
Live an interesting life
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LESSON 66
Put the language in their ears
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LESSON 67
Aim for seamless teaching
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LESSON 68
Nurture vocabulary development
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LESSON 69
Rely on shared writing
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LESSON 70
View celebration as teaching
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LESSON 71
Establish a rich and relevant classroom library
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LESSON 72
Reduce the need for intervention
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LESSON 73
Tell the truth
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LESSON 74
Ensure excellent first instruction for all students
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LESSON 75
Make students less dependent on us
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LESSON 76
Establish routines and rituals
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LESSON 77
Be a leader as well as a team member
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LESSON 78
Esteem every learner
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LESSON 79
Use common sense
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LESSON 80
Do more shared reading
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LESSON 81
Put energy where results are most likely
FREE!
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LESSON 82
Promote significant conversations
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LESSON 83
Develop shared beliefs
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LESSON 84
Make professional development our priority
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LESSON 85
Create access to complex texts
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LESSON 86
Make parents our partners
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LESSON 87
Assess as we teach
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LESSON 88
Promote oral language development
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LESSON 89
Advocate for saner practices
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LESSON 90
Be efficient
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LESSON 91
Depend on formative assessment
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LESSON 92
Build stamina
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LESSON 93
See our classrooms through students' eyes
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LESSON 94
Know important literacy research
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LESSON 95
Emphasize nonfiction—along with fiction
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LESSON 96
Infuse the arts into teaching and learning
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LESSON 97
Do more student-directed, small-group work
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LESSON 98
Rely on one-on-one reading conferences
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LESSON 99
Promote more opportunities for speaking
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LESSON 100
Teach students, not standards
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REFERENCES
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INDEX
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