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    Building a Library to Support a Purposeful, Joyful Volume of Reading

    This month, we turn our attention to the Volume of Reading libraries in Wit & Wisdom. The Volume of Reading text lists were developed to extend students’ knowledge on...

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    Using Wit & Wisdom Multilingual Glossaries

    The Multilingual Glossaries are available in 14 languages and accessible to all Wit & Wisdom® educators in the Teacher Resource Pack. In this month’s post,...

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    What’s New in Wit & Wisdom?

    At Great Minds®, we believe that every student deserves access to the highest quality education possible. That's why we are committed to building instructional materials...

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    September 12, 2022
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    August 19, 2022
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    Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Language Structures

    August 19, 2022
    Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
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    As the sun set on a truly special school year, I was preparing for what my next steps were. Typically, teachers spend their summers either turning...
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    Flagship International Literacy Association Publication, Literacy Today, Features Rachel Stack

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    The July/August/September 2022 edition of Literacy Today from the International Literacy Association features an essay by Rachel Stack, chief...
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    My “Lemonade Story”: Creating Access for Multilingual Learners

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