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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
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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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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