Shameer Bismilla
My Take on Early Literacy: Debunking Common Myths
What is Early Literacy? In my many years of being an early childhood and adult educator, I have believed that early literacy is a social...
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Shameer Bismilla
- Nov 7, 2020
Asking Questions
In our reading workshop, we are applying our metacognition skills. Metacognition is thinking about one’s thinking. It is the foundation...
Shameer Bismilla
- Oct 16, 2020
Making Connections
Readers make connections while they interact with the text that they read.
Shameer Bismilla
- Oct 10, 2020
Books for Reader's Workshop (Novels) - Grade 3
Here are some of my favourite books that can be used for Reader's Workshop, ideally in Grade 3: How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell...
Shameer Bismilla
- Oct 2, 2020
Books we read this week
Here are some of the books we read this week - books that support reader's and writer's workshop lessons. We had fun studying how authors...
Shameer Bismilla
- Oct 2, 2020
"What do you notice?"
A simple question “What do you notice?” allows young writers to see how sentences are being used to create meaning. The children are...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 30, 2020
I Am Every Good Thing
"I Am Every Good Thing" has a powerful positive message for all young readers. It encourages children to celebrate their uniqueness. I...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 27, 2020
I'm Perfectly Designed
This book gives a strong message to the younger readers who feel that they are not good enough and they need affirmations from others to...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 26, 2020
Making Thinking Visible
During Reader's Workshop sessions, children used thinking-stem statements ("I am thinking... I am noticing... I am wondering... I am...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 26, 2020
The Power of One
The words and illustrations in 'Power of One' beautifully convey the important message of being kind to one another. We have to teach...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 20, 2020
Small Moments
What is a small moment? A small moment is taking an event, "zooming in" on a specific thing that happened in that event and writing about...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 12, 2020
How do you identify yourself?
How do you identify yourself? How do you see yourself? The Grade 2s have enjoyed exploring the concept of identity. They read a variety...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 5, 2020
Are you a 'purple person'?
Grade 2 students are learning to be a purple person. A purple person is someone that asks question, stands up for what’s right and most...
Shameer Bismilla
- Sep 4, 2020
I Am...
We read various books and realised that while our worlds may look different, we are also very much the same. We also discussed our...
Shameer Bismilla
- Aug 16, 2020
The Class Door
The new academic year has started! In the new normal thanks to Covid, the class set-up has changed drastically. But what doesn't change...
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