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Up Close and Personal at ILA with Carol Jago and MaryEllen Vogt

ILA 2017 was a great time to catch up with literacy thought leaders and learn new strategies for inspiring all readers. Carol Jago and MaryEllen Vogt offered a wealth of wisdom in this brief Facebook Live interview.

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Nurturing Natural Word Nerds: Help Students Expand Their Vocabulary Through Reading

In advance of this weekend’s International Literary Association conference, Carol Jago, HMH author and program consultant, explains how reading develops natural vocabulary acquisition.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Introducing the Teachers of Beastie Hall: Meet Mrs. Wordy

Our tour of iRead’s Beastie Hall continues with Mrs. Wordy’s Word Play Classroom. See how children learn to build bigger words by understanding word parts.

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Getting Buy-in and Dealing with Resistance

Dr. Susan Szachowicz shares successful strategies for building consensus—and negotiating resistance—when undertaking school- or district-wide initiatives.

Dr. Susan Szachowicz
Senior Fellow, Brooklyn High School

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Why Publish in the Classroom?

Poet, educator, literacy advocate, and best-selling author Kwame Alexander discusses the value of classroom publishing in developing self-confident, engaged students.

Kwame Alexander
HMH Author

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Meet the Spark a Story Winners: Part 1

In this four-post series, we will be highlighting the winners of HMH’s Spark a Story writing contest.

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Meet the Spark a Story Winners: Part 3

In this four-post series, we will be highlighting the winners of HMH’s Spark a Story writing contest.

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Meet the Spark a Story Winners: Part 4

In this four-post series, we will be highlighting the winners of HMH’s Spark a Story writing contest.

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Meet the Spark a Story Winners: Part 2

In this four-post series, we will be highlighting the winners of HMH’s Spark a Story writing contest.

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Introducing the Teachers of Beastie Hall: Next Stop, Mr. Seemore’s Sight Words Classroom

Our tour of iRead’s Beastie Hall online classrooms continues with a visit to the Sight Words Classroom of Mr. Seemore, who helps children learn high-frequency words.

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Goals and Strategies: In Reading, Writing—and in Life

Author, literacy expert, and guest speaker at the upcoming Model Schools Conference, Jennifer Serravallo offers tips for helping students keep their focus on reaching their goals in reading and writing.

Jennifer Serravallo
Author

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How a Model Schools Conference Inspired Dramatic Academic Gains in a Struggling District

In their recent Lead the Way to Literacy webinar panel discussion, Dr. Lamont Repollet and Sancha Gray, the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Instruction from the Asbury Park School District, discuss how they have transformed their district.

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The path to reading proficiency by Grade 3: Systematic, explicit instruction

Our youngest learners are being more challenged than ever to attain reading proficiency, making systematic, explicit instruction in foundational skills more vital than ever.

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Click Here for Closer Digital Reading

Carol Jago investigates the differences between print and screen-based reading and offers advice for helping students understand and overcome the distractions of online reading.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Icons & Inspiration: Celebrating National Pet Day with Your Favorite Authors

To celebrate National Pet Day, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a look at a few HMH authors who were dog people, cat people, bird people and everything in between!

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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A Language Quest with Lifelong Impact, Part II

What’s the best way to advance your long-term English learners in their acquisition of academic language? Read our strategies for making active language learning a regular classroom practice.

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My Discussion on Multicultural Capital at TESOL

Author and and English learner expert Sylvia Acevedo shared with a TESOL audience how having a multicultural background offers a competitive advantage in school, in career opportunities, and in life.

Sylvia Acevedo
HMH Author and CEO, Girl Scouts of America

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7 Strategies for Teaching with Intention…and Heart

Thought leader Carol Jago offers 7 strategies for improving literacy and ensuring that students develop a love of reading.

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