Come learn with us about Teaching Writing in Small Groups at The Center for Literacy Development at Rutgers! 🗓️ Thursday, December 11 🕓 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM 📍 Rutgers Busch Student Center Reserve your spot today ➜ web.cvent.com/event/f09a54...

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💡Great ideas matter, but conventions help them land. My latest blog explores how spelling, punctuation, and grammar support clarity and confidence in student writing—and how to teach them intentionally and efficiently. Read more → www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/what-do...

Educator @jserravallo.bsky.social shares some of her favorite strategies to help students in grades 3–8 become active, self-motivated, engaged learners as they read and write independently! 📖 ✏️ #EduSky #SEL #ElementaryTeacher #MiddleSchool

A helpful strategy during writing is teaching students to organize their informational pieces in parts. 💬 Share your favorite strategy from RSB 2.0 to help students notice how information is organized or structured in the comments below!

A helpful strategy during reading is asking students “How do you know?” It encourages them to look back at the text, name key details, and use evidence to support their thinking. 💬 Share a writing strategy you would use to help students elaborate or add more detail in their expository writing

Jennifer Serravallo breaks down how The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 helps teachers make reading instruction more explicit, aligned, and effective—no matter the curriculum. Listen now: spr.ly/63320AuoK2 #ReadingStrategies #JenSerravallo #LiteracyInstruction @jserravallo.bsky.social

Excited to share my new article with @edutopia on helping students be successful during independent reading and writing time. With clear goals, purposeful choices, and supportive self-talk, independent work can become meaningful learning time. Read here: www.edutopia.org/article/sett...

💭 Once readers can find a main idea, take it further—ask: What’s the author’s angle or perspective? Writers do the same by choosing their own slant on a topic. Reading for stance → Writing with purpose. www.jenniferserravallo.com

🧩 Reading and Writing Are Connected Through Text Structure When readers notice how a text is structured, they uncover its main idea more easily. Writers use that same awareness to plan and organize their own work. www.jenniferserravallo.com

💡Main idea in reading = focus in writing. Teach readers to find key sentences that show what a text is mostly about—then have writers reread their drafts, highlight key sentences, & ask: “Do all my details connect back?” www.jenniferserravallo.com

💡When reading and writing connect, everything clicks. The same thinking behind finding a main idea helps writers stay focused. This week I’ll share tips for teaching main idea through both. Grab The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 + The Writing Strategies Book to follow along!

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Use The Companion Charts for 📘The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and ✏️ the Writing Strategies Book to help students make connections between comprehension and composition, strengthen strategy use, and build independence. 🔗 www.jenniferserravallo.com/publications

Writing shouldn’t be an afterthought. When we teach writing, not just assign it, we build stronger readers and thinkers. ✏️ Read more on the blog: www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/what-do...

Great stories have layers. Some are easy to spot, others are waiting to be uncovered. In my latest post, I share how to teach students to move beyond plot and infer the deeper themes that make stories unforgettable. ✨ Read more: www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/how-to-...

We believe the best professional learning is hands-on, personalized, and directly connected to the everyday realities of teaching. That’s why our literacy professional development is grounded in evidence-based practices, with a laser focus on student outcomes. 👋 www.jenniferserravallo.com

If you’re ready to dive deeper into how reading and writing can strengthen each other, revisit my blog post from May to explore four key author craft elements of expository writing. 👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/reading...

Words carry subtle shades of meaning that shape tone and mood. 🎨 📘 Use Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book to make word learning meaningful, connected, and creative. www.jenniferserravallo.com

Help students study how authors convey authority—through tone, evidence, + structure—and apply those moves in their writing. 📘 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book. www.jenniferserravallo.com

Show students how authors use precise nouns to create clarity + imagery. Then, guide them to try it in their own writing. 🎯 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book. www.jenniferserravallo.com

Professional learning should make a difference! Read our recent case studies to gain a glimpse into the remarkable results our literacy specialists were able to accomplish with students and educators during one- to three-year partnerships ➡️ www.jenniferserravallo.com/results

Use mentor texts to make author craft visible. Help students study structure + detail in reading, then apply those insights in writing. 📘Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.

Help students study how authors choose words for tone + precision. Then, guide them to use those same strategies in their own writing. 📘 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.

Use guided inquiry lessons to connect reading + writing. Students notice author craft + apply it in their own work. 📘 From Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.

Reading and writing are reciprocal processes. 💡 When students read like writers + write like readers, they connect comprehension + composition. Stay tuned this month as I share practical ways to leverage this reciprocity in your classroom!

At Literacy Strategies Consulting, we partner with schools to make research-based literacy practices accessible and responsive for all students — including those learning in bilingual and dual language classrooms. Let’s connect. JenniferSerravallo.com

Great instruction grows from collaboration. ✨ Our consultants work side by side with teachers and students—modeling, coaching, and reflecting together—to make strategies come alive in real classrooms. 👋 Partner with us for research-based literacy learning. www.jenniferserravallo.com

Strong readers pay attention to what characters say, do, and feel to uncover what’s underneath the words. In this post, I share practical ways to help students infer meaning through character clues, patterns, and changes. 🔗 www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/how-to-...

✨ Hey Teachers! ✨ I’d love to see how you’re bringing these resources to life in your classrooms this year. 📸 Snap a pic, tag me, or reply here—I can’t wait to learn from YOU!

Great teaching isn’t accidental—it’s the result of thoughtful planning + skilled decision-making. 💡 In this post I shared how intentional choices lead to deeper engagement + stronger strategy instruction. Read here www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/engagem... #SerravalloStrategies

When teaching strategies, less really is more. 💡 My task cards include tips and ideas for how to put this into practice—support for you as the teacher, and resources for your students ➡️ www.jenniferserravallo.com/store 📢 @daffodilhillpress #SerravalloStrategies

Teachers have asked for years: “How can I leave a little something behind after I teach a strategy?” That’s why I made student goal cards—simple reminders that stick. Less is more. Work smarter, not harder Purchase here ➡️ www.jenniferserravallo.com/store #SerravalloStrategies

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In a suburban NY middle school, PD on guided inquiry, vocab, close reading & small groups helped teachers refine practice and boost outcomes. Explore how tailored PD changes the game 👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/results/subu...

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The High School Adaptations of the Charts for The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 keep the strategies you love, but the language, look, and examples are designed with older students in mind. Get your copy here www.jenniferserravallo.com/store

Imagine this: a literacy specialist modeling right alongside you, showing how to use Student Task Cards, anchor charts, skill progressions, and Strategies books. ✨ Bring this level of hands-on support to your school 👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/literacy-pro...

When learning is anchored on the wall—or right in a student’s notebook—you save time by letting the chart do the reminding. That’s working smarter, not harder. ✨ www.jenniferserravallo.com

In two suburban elementary schools in New York, our literacy specialists helped teachers move from using level-based running records to using formative student data, flexible grouping, and goal-driven instruction. The shift paid off! www.jenniferserravallo.com/results/subu...

Work smarter, not harder, by getting more mileage out of every text! Explore the curated collections with Booksource here www.booksource.com/departments/...

📢 Calling all K-8 educators! On October 29, I’m leading a full-day virtual workshop, Writing Strategies and Structures: Research-Based Powerful Teaching for Every Classroom. Secure your spot🔗 web.cvent.com/event/4ddcbd...

Strategies provide students with a doable step-by-step process that allows them to actively use multiple strategies to figure out the meaning of new or unknown words. In my latest blog post, I highlight a couple of strategies. Read the full post here www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/how-to-...

In a NYC school, 40 hrs of targeted PD helped 1st graders grow +31.55 pts & 2nd graders +66.11 on Acadience Reading. 📈 Practical, research-based support helps teachers work smarter—not harder. Learn more 👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/literacy-pro...

🎉 SAVE THE DATE! On December 11, 2025, I’ll be presenting alongside my colleague Leah Steiner for a session as part of the Rutgers Speaker Series. We’d love for you to join us and be part of this learning experience! ✨ 📅 Date: December 11, 2025 🔗 Register here: HTTPS://CVENT.ME/PAKR8D

Skip the heavy teacher bag. 😉 Keep The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 on your table, flip it open, and start your next small group right away. Work smarter, not harder. 📚 Explore my publications here- www.jenniferserravallo.com/publications

Each school is unique, and so is our approach. ✨ We customize PD to meet your goals, always grounded in research-based literacy strategies that make teaching easier, more engaging, and more effective. Partner with us- www.jenniferserravallo.com/literacy-pro...

My new Student Task Cards make strategies visible, clear, and easy for kids to use—so the work you’ve already done with data and progressions turns into real independence. Student-friendly for them, teacher-savvy for you. ✨ Explore the Task Cards here- www.jenniferserravallo.com/store

✨Skill Progressions help you make sense of the notes you already have, see exactly where students are, and plan the next step. Smarter data = smarter teaching. Download here 👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/store

✨ In Virginia, 40 hrs of targeted PD on small groups + data-driven teaching led to double-digit growth on state tests. When PD is practical & tailored to teachers’ needs, schools work smarter—not harder. Learn more- www.jenniferserravallo.com/literacy-pro...