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Lesley Roessing

@lesleyroessing.bsky.social
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Former MG/HS ELA teacher, director of Coastal Savannah Writing Project and teacher of pre-service/in-service teachers. Author of 5 professional books and articles on literacy & a website with reviews for teachers/librarians, www.LiteracywithLesley.com

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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
November is NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH To honor the month (and those who care for or are cared for) are novels/memoirs featuring characters in foster care, children "adopted" by family members, and those legally adopted. See book recommendations/reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/characters-w...
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Characters Who are Adopted or in Foster Care
In 2021, according the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: On any given day, over 391,000 children are living in the U.S. foster care system and the number has been rising. Over...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
If you are thinking of trying reading in BOOK CLUBS these last few weeks of school, form summer school, or next year, here are my 5 Steps of Facilitating Book Clubs www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/the-5-s...
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THE 5 STEPS of FACILITATING BOOK CLUBS
In a gradual-release-of-responsibility model of teaching reading, this would be about the time of the school year that teachers are moving from whole-class short stories (to teach or review reading...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Some teachers are looking for a Last Days' activity, and some are already planning for 2022-23 First Days. This is a community-building activity which includes Reading (visual), Writing, Speaking, and Listening (meeting multiple standards) and Collaboration.
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Readings in celebration of PRIDE month
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
A topic for Summer Reading—Acts of KINDNESS (and readers can keep a journal of their summer acts of kindness and acts of kindness made on their behalf). >And see updated reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/acts-of-kind...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
My 2025 readings so far. See reviews on my Facebook page at #TalkingTexts
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Readings for JEWISH-American Heritage Month, books featuring Contemporary Jewish characters For recommendations and review, see www.literacywithlesley.com/novels-featu...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
FABLES an end of year activity for reading, writing & reviewing themes. FABLES are short stories teaching a moral lesson; feature characters that are animals to represent a character trait. See Strategy #21 at www.literacywithlesley.com/writing-stra... for directions and a sample rubric.
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Idea for Test Days: russonreading.blogspot.com/2017/05/find...
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Finding Time for Productive Vocabulary Play
A blog focused on literacy issues, best practice instruction and the political landscape of public education.
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
National POETRY Month ideas, lessons, and books at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat...
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POETRY STRATEGIES
15. Rhyming AD JINGLES as Persuasive Writing "Hold the pickles; hold the lettuce. Special orders don't upset us. All we ask is that you let us Serve it your way…" (Burger King jingle) Formerly,...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Readings for Awareness, Empathy, & Understanding See my reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/mental-healt...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A website to support teachers, librarians, & parents with Blogs, Book Reviews, & Strategy "Shorts" for Reading, Writing, Speaking, Research & Projects, Vocabulary, Poetry (free resources). No ads, no registration necessary; I would like feedback on whether this is helpful www.literacywithlesley.com
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Planning for April POETRY Month? Lots of ideas and strategies at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat... For ways to use POETRY as After-Reading Response and class presentations, see www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/october...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Get ready for March 2 READ ACROSS AMERICA The theme for Read Across America in 2025 is "Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers with Story, Sound, and Song" Here are some ideas: www.literacywithlesley.com/read-across-...
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Read Across America
Get ready for March 2 READ ACROSS AMERICA :
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I have had so many questions about my FB post on Structuring the Year, I am adding my blog on Teaching through the Gradual Release of Resposubility Model which is how I structured my year. www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/teachin...
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Teaching through the GRADUAL RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY Model
What is Gradual Release of Responsibility? The gradual release of responsibility model of instruction provides the structure for work to move deliberately   and purposefully from teacher modeling...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Now more than ever Building Community & Learning through Collaboration www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/buildin...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
What is happening now is exactly the reason I wrote NO MORE "US" and "THEM": Classroom Lessons & Activities to Promote Peer Respect for educators. I was honored that Vicky Spandel wrote a very thorough review at sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/n... #reachingrespect
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. (History.com) www.literacywithlesley.com/stories-of-b...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
These are some of the novels, memoirs, and anthologies I have read, recommended, and reviewed on my website BOOK REVIEWS page. They are organized by topic, genre, and format for Book Club reading. #TalkingTexts www.literacywithlesley.com/book-reviews...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Reading MARTIN LUTHER KING's "I Have a Dream.” In small groups students can plan most effective way to collaboratively read the speech, adding meaning w/ choral reading techniques-making inferences, comprehension, close reading, fluency, expressive reading, performance techniques, critical thinking,
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Ready to try Book Clubs with your readers? www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/the-5-s...
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THE 5 STEPS of FACILITATING BOOK CLUBS
In a gradual-release-of-responsibility model of teaching reading, this would be about the time of the school year that teachers are moving from whole-class short stories (to teach or review reading...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
I don’t post a Best list because, mostly, I read for others; the best books for each reader will be different. I try to read in different genres & formats, featuring characters diverse in culture, socioeconomics, geography, time period, gender identification, neuro/physical diversity, and voice.
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Posting for educators to peruse during the Holidays— I have created a growing website to support teachers, librarians, & parents with Blogs, Book Reviews, and Strategy "Shorts" for Reading, Writing, Speaking, Research & Projects, Vocabulary, and Poetry (free resources). literacywithlesley.com
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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CHOOSING BOOKS FOR BOOK CLUB READING
Text Clubs have many advantages which I have written about in the introduction to the Book Reviews section. Besides Nonfiction or Informational Book Clubs, Short Story Clubs, Poetry Clubs, Folklore...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Peer Respect; Memoir Reading & Writing; and Book Clubs… Educators, 'Tis the season to treat yourself, a colleague, or family member to a professional gift to make teaching easier. Use code 24JOYSALE at checkout to save 35% on these titles from Rowman & Littlefield (rowman.com/Action/Searc...)
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I have seen requests for new novels and for recommendations for books to read. These are the novels I have read in 2024 and can recommend; most are recently-published or to-be-published.
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank www.literacywithlesley.com/justice--cha...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Between Holidays—a perfect time for a POETRY Unit: See ideas and strategies for all grades at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat...
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Jewish Book Month Grade 4-12 novels featuring Contemporary Jewish Characters www.literacywithlesley.com/novels-featu...
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Novels featuring Contemporary Jewish Characters
When I was a Jewish adolescent, I never saw myself represented in a story. In all the novels I read, the Jewish characters were hiding from Nazis. Not only was I minority in my community and school,.....
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Lesley Roessing @lesleyroessing.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Join me at www.literacywithlesley.com for reading, writing, speaking, research, poetry, vocabulary, and project strategies and book reviews by topic.
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