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Reading Road Trip: Novels in the Elementary Class: Best Practices with Clara Maria Fiorentini

By IDA Ontario & Kate Winn Last updated 2025/08/22

Description

Kate chats with Clara Fiorentini this week. Tune in to explore novels in the classroom: how class novel studies fit into structured literacy, how complex text can be scaffolded, using “read-alikes” to choose texts, and avoiding the perils of “extractitis” – don’t miss this thoughtful conversation about chapter books!

Curriculum Connection

This podcast broadly supports effective classroom instruction to build reading comprehension.
Grade(s): 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Topic(s): Comprehension

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