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Woodcock’s Reading Reality: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Woodcock’s Reading Reality: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Posted on April 20, 2023Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Reading1 Reply

Jason Reynolds’s Long Way Down is the first book I started and finished in 2023!

Woodcock’s Reading Reality: 23 Books in 2023 Reading Challenge

Woodcock’s Reading Reality: 23 Books in 2023 Reading Challenge

Posted on April 2, 2023Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Reading2 Replies

April is here and my Reading Challenge / Goal for 2023 is solidified. In January, I had high hopes for reading in 2023. I had determined how many books of different genres I needed to read per week and month. I set the lofty goal of reading 100 books in 2023. I made very little…

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Summer Reading Bingo (2019)

Summer Reading Bingo (2019)

Posted on June 14, 2019September 6, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in ReadingLeave a Reply

It’s the first full day of summer break for me! One of the goals of my Summer Blogging Project is to share more this summer, especially the books I’m reading. Throughout the school year, I have students read a ton of different texts. In order to for them to read, comprehend, and analyze all of…

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The Unread Shelf Project – January 2019 Recap

Posted on February 1, 2019February 3, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in The Unread Shelf ProjectLeave a Reply

One month of 2019 has elapsed and it’s time for me to check in on my progress with the Unread Shelf Project and my reading goals for 2019. As I said my post announcing my participation in the Unread Shelf Project for 2019, blogging about my progress allows me to check in and hold myself…

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#25inFive – December 2018

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Reading2 Replies

With another semester of graduate school completed, I felt that it was time to refocus on the first “available” weekend. That weekend just so happened to also be a #25inFive Readathon weekend. The last #25inFive Readathon that I participated in was back in August. This month’s Readathon goal was to beat August’s total. Did I…

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#25inFive – August 2018

Posted on August 15, 2018December 16, 2018Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Reading1 Reply

During the month of July, I attempted to follow my own advice and read for a suggested twenty minutes a day. I encourage my students to read for that amount of time each day to make consistent progress on their Independent Reading unit – Reading Bingo. This graphic finds itself in every one of my…

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