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Jun 05 2015

Seven Ways We Can Fix the Dreaded Student Research Paper

By John Spencer Literacy No Comments

When I was a kid, I hated research papers. I hated the paint-by-numbers rules we had to follow. I hated the fact that I couldn't choose the topic or ask the questions or find the sources. I hated the notecards and the binders and everything…

Aug 27 2014

Seven Shifts in How Students Do Research

By John Spencer Literacy, Uncategorized 7 Comments

When I first began teaching, I viewed research as something separate from the rest of learning. We did research projects or we kept the research as a phase within a project. Since then, I've had some shifts in how we do research: 1. Start with…

Sep 05 2013

Raising Children Who Love Reading

By John Spencer Literacy 12 Comments

I love to read. So do all of my siblings. Someone asked me what my parents did to get us into reading. I'm still not sure how to answer that, but here's a thought. Reading wasn't rewarded at our house. We never had word walls…

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