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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 12, 2023 Books for reluctant middle school readers We all have these students in our ELA classrooms. The students who do not like to read. Kids who…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 21, 2024 If you have been following the blog for a while, you already know how wildly passionate I am about novel studies. Sharing a whole class…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 8, 2024 Favorite Diverse Picture Books With so much hurt and chaos going on in our world, a need for love, acceptance, and tolerance is paramount. As…
If you have been following along with the blog for a while, you know how much I love a good read aloud. Holidays are a great time to introduce some…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 07, 2024 During the 20 years I spent in the ELA classroom, the middle school novel study was something that was always central to my teaching ….