Our West GA RESA Literacy Team had a wonderful day hosting our second session of The New Coach's Playbook: Tools, Skills, and Mindsets for Novice Coaches! We finished the day with a virtual visit from Dr. Nik Philmon, State Literacy Coaching Coordinator and Mrs. Amy Denty, Director of Literacy. What a great way to kick off a new year of literacy and learning!
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We kicked off the Summer Literacy series yesterday with our Book Study, Know Better, Do Better Comprehension. Our participants learned more about how to support comprehension in the classroom through text-centered questions, vocabulary, morphology and knowledge building. Summer is a great time to recharge with some professional learning! You still have time to join us for the next two Summer Literacy series events. Register now! https://tinyurl.com/v2ssfvrr
Sunscreen?
Literacy books?
Powerful professional learning? Absolutely.
The West Georgia RESA Literacy Team is ready for summer!
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Send the following to Hillary Christy at hchristy@garesa.org
- Resume
- Letter of Interest
- Copy of Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate
West GA RESA Let's Read Georgia Literacy Coaches LeAnne Cheatham, Jennifer Barbee, and Ronette Burnett have been learning and leading at the state quarterly meeting with the goal of excellence in literacy and coaching. Our meeting was held in Augusta and featured professional learning with a golf-themed twist including "The Coaching Caddy: Supporting Teachers Toward Engagement Excellence" led by Mrs. Cheatham and "The Coaching Swing: Mastering the Art of Powerful Questions" led by Mrs. Barbee. Great ideas for supporting literacy instruction across the state!
This picture book biography celebrates the life of Florence Merriam Bailey, a groundbreaking scientist who inspired a nation to take up birdwatching and worked tirelessly to save our feathered friends. Florence Merriam Bailey wrote books, passed out pamphlets, and led bird walks so that people could see these creatures with their own eyes. With hard work and perseverance, she changed the way that people looked at birds. This book has it all- powerful curriculum connections, new words to learn, and a positive message about learning by doing! After reading this magnificent book, step outside and spend some time observing and enjoying the birds that live in your neighborhood!
Congratulations to all of the high schools who completed! You represented your school and your district well.
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Our Growing Readers Coaches, Julie Hughie, Angel Nauck, and Lisa Reeves, had a fabulous time leading our Harris and Troup County teachers in our Growing Readers Professional Learning Session Two.
Teachers are excited to apply what they learned in their classrooms and look forward to Cycle Two coaching rounds in their schools.
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Two more days until Lit, Love, Read begins! Today's book is One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival by Tony Piedra and Mackenzie Joy.
The gorgeous illustrations in this picture book take young readers on a journey to Costa Rica where they will find ten sticky frog eggs clinging to a leaf. Only nine eggs hatch, and only eight tadpoles end up in the water. What will it take to survive the countdown to adulthood and begin the cycle again? Budding naturalists will learn about the treefrog, its habitats, and its predators as they turn the pages of this dazzling book. This book works for different levels and different children with just a few words on the page for the very youngest listeners and the fact-filled back pages to share with older readers.
Three more days until Lit, Love, Read 2026 begins! Today's book is The Noisy Paintbox: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Barbara Rosenstock
Vasily Kandinsky grew up learning the things that proper Russian boys learned in his day-piano, math, and science. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist.
But as Vasily opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony! And as he grew older, he continued to hear brilliant colors singing and see vibrant sounds dancing. Share this story of Kandinsky, one of the first painters of abstract art, and celebrate the creative spirit! As a follow-up activity, get out the paint set, play some classical music, and let your budding artists create a masterpiece based on the music that they hear.
