It has been six weeks since my last post. That is the longest stretch I have gone without writing a post in the five-and-a-half years of maintaining this blog. Yikes! All five 😉 of my readers are hanging on the edges of their seats, anxious to hear the reason for the pause. Well, faithful readers… … [Read more…]
The Reading League Iowa’s entire group of board members gathered in the windy city this week for The Reading League’s 9th Annual Conference. A flurry of text messages between our group reveals that our heads are still spinning from three days of intense and immense learning! We can’t wait to recap the conference on Tuesday, … [Read more…]
I’m 50 years old… closer to 51 than 50. And at 50 years old, I’m still figuring out who I want to be. I shared this with my dear friend, Kate, over a delightful lunch the other day. I shared with Kate that I heard a line in my audio book where the main character … [Read more…]
I am overcome with gratitude for the generosity that abounds. My week kicked off with an unexpected and magnificent opportunity to visit with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, via Zoom, to discuss the fluency intervention for some 7th and 8th graders that I get to work with. As I told Dr. Hasbrouck, her input will benefit far … [Read more…]
The loooooooong wait is over! I have been revisiting this page from The Reading League’s website for months, waiting for the state of Iowa to turn dark blue, indicating that we have a Reading League Chapter. It’s official: The Reading League Iowa is now part of the Chapter Network! The Story On a Friday afternoon … [Read more…]
When I write blogposts, many times something I have read becomes the springboard for my writing. In line with meeting one of my goals for maintaining a blog, I write to process my learning. The practice of processing my thoughts through writing sure is helpful to me, and theoretically serves to make me a better … [Read more…]
One of my favorite all-time quotes, which I reference often, comes from Brené Brown: … and as Mark Manson reminds us in the title of Chapter 6 in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!, “You’re Wrong About Everything (But So Am I).” This entire book has been chalk-full of reminders that I am … [Read more…]
It seems natural to write about gratitude during this season. We are just coming off of the Thanksgiving holiday, which certainly left me with overwhelming feelings of gratitude. We were so very fortunate to celebrate with our entire family for two consecutive nights. Our celebrations were tinged with sadness as we felt the absence of … [Read more…]
When it comes to planning, there are times when I am a master and times when I am a novice. As it relates to planning for this blog, I am more of a novice than I’d like to admit. I have a goal of posting each week by Sunday at 1:00 p.m. I have a … [Read more…]
I’m sitting in the Charolotte International Airport as I write this (why does it make me feel important to write that?!). I am processing two incredible days of learning, alongside incredible educators, from the 8th Annual Conference of The Reading League. Last week, I had written that I predicted many presenters would mention Scarborough’s Reading … [Read more…]