Summer Learning: Building Background Knowledge
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the...
Encouraging Kids to CHOOSE Reading
“Mom! Mom! We HAVE to go the the bookstore TODAY!!! The new Big Nate book goes on sale today, and I need to be the first to read it…”...
Summer Reading Suggestions
Summer is an ideal time for children to leisurely enjoy books and grow in their love for reading. As I child, I was drawn to reading...
How to use aimsweb Lexile Measures
Each May we conduct aimswebPlus assessments to check in with how each or our Kindergarten through 8th grade students is progressing in...
New Tools for Identifying Learning Challenges
In September, classroom teachers at BCS administered the aimsweb Plus Fall benchmark. Although aimsweb is not a new assessment for our...
Right Fit Books
Reading books that "fit" us well helps us to grow as readers. A right fit book is a book that interests the reader, fits the reader's...