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Sounds of Stories, The
I remember vividly Charles Laughton, the great actor of screen and stage, traveling all over and doing readings from great books. The audiences...
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Important Resources!
Nancie Atwell in In the Zone (Scholastic) states: "The teachers at our school are committed to helping every boy and girl establish the habits of a...
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Standards! Testing! And All That Jazz!: A Real Conversation
"Dr. Weiss, we would like you to come talk with our high school English and social studies teachers about books that might appeal to our students....
ALAN Review, 10/01/06 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
About Series Books
As a youngster, I discovered the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, the Bobbsey twins, and other series books and wanted to read them all. I could hardly wait...
ALAN Review, 01/01/06 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
For Your Consideration: On the Passing of Paula Danziger
In 1972, Dr. Maria Schantz, chair of the Reading Department at Montclair State College, invited me to teach a course in adolescent literature. I...
ALAN Review, 01/01/05 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
Connecting the Past and the Present
Unusual and Great Michael Osnato, former superintendent of schools of Montclair, New Jersey, was instrumental in organizing a committee of local...
ALAN Review, 07/01/04 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
Leave No Child Be . . .
Have you been reading about the different states that have found teachers cheating? Yes, getting that federal money is important, and the word is...
ALAN Review, 01/01/04 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
Why Read?
In How to Read and Why (Touchstone, 2001), Harold Bloom writes, "It matters, if individuals are to retain any capacity to form their own judgments...
ALAN Review, 10/01/03 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
Tribute to Paul Zindel
Paul Zindel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970) and over 30 books for...
ALAN Review, 04/01/03 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication -
Focus on portraits and media
A Short Excursion During the summer my wife and I had the opportunity to visit the National Portrait Gallery in London. A special exhibit,...
ALAN Review, 01/01/03 by Weiss, M Jerry · More from publication
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