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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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    Reading Complex Texts in Wit & Wisdom

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    THIS MONTH’S FOCUS  All Wit & Wisdom students engage in a transferable process—the Content Stages—to read grade-level texts so that all develop...
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