Literacy Beginnings Book Study Blog Party

There are some people who think teachers have three months off and it’s all one big party; but teachers know the reality is much different. Being a lifelong learner is an important part of being a teacher. If you’re anything like me you have a big stack of professional development books sitting on your nightstand just itching to be read. It’s also just as important to take some time for yourself each summer to recharge your batteries for the next school year, it’s all about balance.

I can’t find the time to read professional development books during the school year so I usually select a few to read each summer. Of course, reading said books while laying in the sun and sipping a cold beverage is the best of both worlds. This summer I decided to read the following professional development books:

• Math Work Stations by Debbie Diller
• In Pictures and In Words by Katie Wood Ray
• Literacy Beginnings by Fountas and Pinnell

(Don’t you just love my quilt in the background?)

One thing I always felt was lacking from my summer professional reading was interaction with my peers. Wouldn’t it be great to discuss the book with other teachers? After reading about the book study blog party Mrs. Wills is hosting for Math Work Stations the solution was clear; I am officially announcing a book study blog party for Literacy Beginnings! {Hugs to Mrs. Wills for inspiring this awesome idea!}

My goals for creating the Literacy Beginnings book study are:

• To promote one of my passions as an early childhood educator; best practices in early literacy instruction.
• To encourage professional dialogue and collegiality between early childhood teachers.

Here’s how the book study blog party for Literacy Beginnings will work:

• Starting June 27, 2011 (this will allow everybody who wants to participate to get a copy of the book) there will be a series of linky parties hosted by different bloggers.
• Each week a different section of the book will be discussed on participating blogs.
• The blogger that is hosting will provide their thoughts on the chapter and readers can leave comments with their thoughts and ideas as well as link up their posts relating to the topic using the linky.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Make sure you have the book Literacy Beginnings by Fountas and Pinnell
2. If you are a blogger and would like to host a chapter of the Literacy Beginnings book study blog party please contact me using the contact tab above.
3. Stay tuned to the Pre-K Pages blog and I will announce the bloggers who will be hosting each chapter and the dates they will be hosting.
4. Leave a comment below if you are interested in discussing the book with others and what you would like to learn.

I look forward to reading and learning with you! You can read samples from Literacy Beginnings here.

All of the authors mentioned in this post have other titles that I also highly recommend. The Literacy Beginnings book study blog party is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed in any way by Fountas and Pinnell or Heinemann. I have not been paid to promote this book or the publisher.

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