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The Dispatches

by Vera Burdick

Spring Term

Why Reading Aloud Still Matters in a Fourth-Grade Classroom

Twenty minutes a day, a worn paperback, and twenty-six small humans leaning forward.

Winter Term

The Picture Book Is Not a Stepping Stone

On why we should stop treating illustrated books as a phase children outgrow.

Autumn Term

What a Writing Workshop Looks Like in Third Grade

Mini-lessons, conferences, and the quiet engine of independent writing time.