Do you remember the excitement of the big book? I was lucky enough to have a teacher for many of my primary school years who adored books. And she read to my class often. I still remember the feeling of seeing the big book coming into the classroom. Carried in its over-sized bag. The pointer!Continue reading “Who is that talking while I’m reading?”
Category Archives: Oral Language
Can you speak socratic?
Add this to a list of nerd burger facts about me. I did debating. In high school. I’m a debater. Picture me in an over-sized blazer with a high school logo standing in front of my fellow debaters. True stamp of a nerd burger right there. I did debating not because I’m great at arguing.Continue reading “Can you speak socratic?”
Why did you say that?
I could start this post with a big reflection on all the things that have happened since I last posted. Sufficed to say there have been a few things on my “To Do” list above blogging during the last year including, getting pregnant, starting literacy consulting, beginning a research masters, changing jobs and having aContinue reading “Why did you say that?”
What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.
“I’m sorry!” I whisper at my pencil case, as I accidentally zip my scissors in the zip. “Did you just talk to your pencil case?” My friend asks. I talk a lot. If you had spied my sister and I talking together it was like watching a car race. we would be talking over eachContinue reading “What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.”