Category Archives: Literary Foundations

Literary Foundations: Mapping Skills

Today’s literary skill: Today’s discussion will have a focus on Washington State history and the use of map skills. Spatial thinking is a skill that allows us to process and comprehend the places and spaces around us (geography, global perceptions, Earth and environmental sciences). It deepens our ability to value and engage with history (time).Continue reading “Literary Foundations: Mapping Skills”

Reading Investigations: Story Mapping

Why is literacy important? Learners need literacy in order to engage with the written word in everyday life… Being able to read and write means being able to keep up with current events, communicate effectively, and understand the issues that are shaping our world. Pages Turned Online Bookshop: Your Full-service Bookstore that brings literacy toContinue reading “Reading Investigations: Story Mapping”

Literary Foundations: Primary Sources

One Night a Week… One Family… One Read Aloud… Priceless! Truth begins with Primary Resources: Why is literacy important? Learners need literacy in order to engage with the written word in everyday life… Being able to read and write means being able to keep up with current events, communicate effectively, and understand the issues thatContinue reading “Literary Foundations: Primary Sources”