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Many of our Scholastic Professional Authors will be speaking at the upcoming IRA Convention, May 4-8, 2008!

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Laura Robb
Laura Robb offers advice on how to instill a love of reading in all children.

Jeff Wilhelm
Jeff discusses his research-base: the Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky.

Ruth Culham
Ruth Culham discusses why we haven’t found the silver bullet for teaching writing after all these years.

Janet Angelillo
» Revision is Not Punishment (2:03)
What advice do you give teachers who say the toughest thing about teaching writing is revision?

Ruth Culham
» A Writer's Vocabulary (2:25)
Primary students, particularly young ones, can barely form words when they write. How do you expect them to apply the Traits?

Richard Gentry
» Three Powerful Breakthroughs in Beginning Reading and Writing (2:16)
What do you consider to be the major breakthroughs in teaching and understanding beginning reading and writing?

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Featured Articles
» “The Pleasure Principle” Article by Nancie Atwell in January 2007 issue of Scholastic Instructor magazine.
» “The Trait Lady Speaks Up” Article by Ruth Culham in October 2006 issue of Educational Leadership published by ASCD.

Links To More Articles
» "This teacher succeeds because she believes" (PDF) Profile of Linda Alston by Tina Griego from Rocky Mountain News, March 6, 2008. Copyright © 2008 by Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved.
» Guided Fluency Instruction: Moving Students to Independence by Timothy Rasinski (PDF)