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      Kreate Konfident Spllrs! Sound Tips

      June 30, 2017

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      Caron Levis

      In kindergarten, I spelled words into ribbons.

      That is, I practiced each spelling word written on my stack of index cards until I had mastered it and my teacher put the card into a small box; when all the word-cards from my list were in the box, she smiled and invited m...

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      Lift One Bird: creating tangible hope

      February 4, 2017

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      Caron Levis

      When it feels as though the sky is falling, and I know my two hands are not enough to catch, lift, hold the whole thing up, I am tempted to throw my hands up in the air—so sometimes I read this poem and ask myself, well, what little bird can I lift today?

      If I can stop...

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      Mountains, Bogs, Rocks: an exercise for climbing in your write direction

      January 2, 2017

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      Caron Levis

       “Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.” 

      ― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

      When MFA students visit my advisor offic...

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      Transfer the Power of Communication to Kids

      November 10, 2016

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      Caron Levis

      I along with many others have been thinking about educators and parents who may be grappling with and navigating very big, confusing, tough feelings, and questions from children about the election. (Regardless of where your own vote or community's politics are.) I woul...

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      Write Back On the Horse

      November 3, 2016

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      Caron Levis

      Got to get back on the horse...

      Said that to myself last week when I went on a writing-reboot retreat and again as I contemplated creating this blog after a long hiatus. I'd heard that phrase long before I ever got on a horse and I when I first fell of an actual horse (...

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      Picture Books are for Teens, Too!

      September 15, 2015

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      Caron Levis

      I enjoyed this recent article from School Library Journal about teachers using picture books with middle and high-school students to support English language learners, as companions to the classics, and to create a community of readers. I've always thought (biased as I...

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      Welcome to Show & Tell (aka The Blog)

      September 15, 2015

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      Caron Levis

       

      The Blog scares me. Having one I mean. A Blog always has to have Something Special & Smart To Say. A Blog devours time. A Blog needs to be taken Out. There. Often. A Blog might typo in public. A Blog is supposed to Represent. A Blog might get into trouble and have tec...

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