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    5 Tips to Help You Get Started with Geodes

    This month, we dive into Geodes®. These readable books help students practice foundational skills and build knowledge. Because the product design allows for flexible...

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    Unpacking Geodes®: Engaging Early Readers and Building Lasting Knowledge

    When I was an elementary school teacher, I absolutely delighted in building a reading haven for my students. To me, the classroom library was not just a home for bound...

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    Across Oceans, Geodes Make the Grade

    Geodes® books are across the pond. Really far across the pond—8,436 miles from creator Great Minds® headquarters in Washington, D.C., to Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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    Implementation Success Geodes Science of Reading

    Florida Charter School Celebrates Early Literacy Success with Geodes

    April 15, 2024
    Geodes® books have been in use at Odyssey Charter School (FL) in grades K–2 since the 2021–2022 school year. We sat down with four Odyssey educators...
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    Wit & Wisdom Geodes Success Stories multilingual learners

    Geodes-Focused Summer Program Supports EL Students in Gloucester Public Schools

    January 25, 2024
    Katina Tibbetts has been an educator for nearly 10 years, starting as an AmeriCorps teacher in Philadelphia. After completing her master's degree in...
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    Geodes knowledge building Science of Reading

    One Text, Three Ways: Small-Group Instruction with Geodes

    August 22, 2023
    Geodes® allow students to apply their growing decoding and word recognition skills in the context of authentic, content-rich books. Geodes are...
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    Wit & Wisdom Geodes Science of Reading

    Geodes, Wit & Wisdom, and Fundations Support Data-Driven, Differentiated Literacy Instruction

    June 29, 2023
    We recently sat down with Danielle Gaither—an educator of 22 years in Asheville, North Carolina—to talk about her experience implementing Geodes®...
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    Wit & Wisdom Geodes Science of Reading

    Building Vocabulary, Knowledge, and Literacy Skills in Washington School

    June 22, 2023
    We recently sat down with Dr. Kat Smith—an educator on Fairchild Air Force Base outside of Spokane, Washington—to learn more about her experience...
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    Wit & Wisdom Geodes Science of Reading

    Geodes, Spalding, and Wit & Wisdom Boost Engagement in Florence K–8 School

    June 15, 2023
    We recently sat down with Michelle Fryhover—an educator in Florence, Arizona—to learn more about her experience supporting Geodes implementation...
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    Student Engagement Geodes Science of Reading

    Geodes Help Bring Intention and Cohesion to Literacy Instruction

    June 8, 2023
    We recently sat down with Laura Lojko—an educator in Washington, DC—to learn more about her experience implementing Geodes alongside Wit & Wisdom and...
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    Geodes High-Quality Curriculum Science of Reading

    Voices From the Field: The Power of Science of Reading-Aligned Instructional Materials

    May 31, 2023
    The science of reading continues to dominate national education discourse, which means many are becoming familiar with what the science of reading...
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    Early Literacy Implementation Support Geodes

    Making the Most of Geodes: A Science of Reading Based Approach

    August 24, 2022
    Whether you already have a robust Geodes® library or have just begun building your collection, you may have some questions about how to best use...
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    Phonics and Decoding: Building Knowledge with a Phonics Approach to Reading

    January 25, 2022
    From the very first page of their very first book, every reader should build knowledge of the world around them while practicing foundational skills....
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    The Story of Geodes, Part 1

    November 11, 2019
    Note: Great Minds® featured Geodes®, a new library of books for emerging readers, at the ASCD Empower19 conference in Chicago. Remarks follow. Part 2...
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    Knowledge Building in Early Literacy to Develop Lifelong Readers

    August 23, 2019
    Great Minds® embraces the research that knowledge building should start at the outset of a student’s education. But what does that look like for...

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