Recipe for Literacy

Recipe for Informational Literacy

Measure 2 heaping cups of curiousity

Add 1 caring teacher

Stir gently with interesting information

Allow to steep in student-generated questions

Blend in time to read and time to write

Sprinkle generously with think alouds, reading strategies, and craft lessons

for informational writing

Add a dash of hands-on experience

Mix thoroughly with small-group instruction and assessment

Whisk in a rich mix of tools for gaining meaning

Simmer in an atmosphere where information is celebrated all day

Spread over a lifetime of reading and writing

(written by Linda Hoyt and copied from her book "Make It Real")

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