Welcome to Teaching with Picture Books!
I am a mother of two and the founder of Links to Literacy, an educational consulting company. After eight years at home with my children, I went back to the classroom in the 2011-2012 school year. For the 2012-2013 year, I will work in professional development as a writing coach for grades 3-5.
My children have been exposed to books since birth (before, if you count the books I read to them in utero). When I taught, my classroom library was a focus of my room. I loved teaching with picture books in my classroom and love reading them to my own children. So, I thought why not create a blog to share some of the lessons I taught or would teach if I were still in the classroom.
For Teaching with Picture Books, I look for high quality literature that can be used to model reading comprehension strategies or the six traits of writing, mainly. I also blog at Literacy Toolbox, providing tips and tools for parents and educators to enhance the literacy lives of children.
Occasionally, I am a freelance writer for The Education Center. In addition, my first book titled, Teaching Comprehension with Nonfiction Read Alouds: 12 Lessons for Using Newspapers, Magazines, and Other Nonfiction Texts to Build Key Comprehension Skills was published by Scholastic Teaching Professional Resources in 2010.
It is my goal to make this blog a resource for educators and parents, alike. If you like it, please share it!
