Whitney La Rocca
@whitneylarocca.bsky.social
Co-author of Patterns of Power/Wonder/Revision, PreK-8 Lit Consultant, passionate about developing young readers and writers.
Here’s the link to the full issue focusing on early literacies! Love it all! #NCTE #classroomcorridors classroomcorridors.org
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Excited to share my piece included in the #NCTE #classroomcorridors issue focusing on early literacies! classroomcorridors.org/issue-18-ear...
Making Meaning with Pictures and Words: Invitations to Wonder, Discover, and Play with Writing
Discover how to help emergent writers make meaning through pictures and words using mentor texts, author’s craft, and playful writing invitations.
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Mentor Text Mondays! LIVE Zoom sessions featuring 10 award-winning authors and illustrators! Discover classroom-ready ideas for using mentor texts to strengthen literacy. Register here: forms.gle/45z4iWXidg6W... @andreaywang.bsky.social @bartography.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social
Years later, @whitneylarocca.bsky.social trusted me again to work on Patterns of Wonder for our youngest writers.
Researchers put jazz musicians in fMRI machines and found that at the exact moment players felt the music "take over," their prefrontal cortex activity dropped significantly. PoPCast episode with Steven Puri from The Sukha Company — out now. 🎙 ▶ youtu.be/FVNTMF-a9mk 🎵 bit.ly/4dTGCQk thesukha.co
Jaimie Thomas on the power of letting young writers play with grammar instead of drilling rules. This is how real learning happens. Visit Jaimie's work: simplylearningtogether.com Listen to the full episode 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4cU8Tp9 ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/dwF7CQpEX3M @learningleech.bsky.social
Which punctuation mark are you? We asked children's book author Cheryl Olsten — the answers might surprise you (or not). New PoPCast episode out now. 🎧 YouTube: youtu.be/aoBkC_gO8ig 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4emB4iU #PoPCast #PatternsOfPower #ELATeacher #GrammarMatters @learningleech.bsky.social
PoPCast S02 Ep09 Conversation w Cheryl Olsten part 2
YouTube video by Learning Leech Literacy
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@learningleech.bsky.social and I enjoyed our time with @pattymcgee.bsky.social talking about being contemporary grammarians! Find the full episode on your favorite podcast platform.
In our newest PoPCast episode, @whitneylarocca.bsky.social, @csweet.bsky.social, and I discuss the POWER student bring to class. Have a listen! Youtube: youtu.be/fV23FRM0lVk Spotify: bit.ly/3MfeflV or wherever you listen to podcasts #grammar#writing#patternsofpower
New PoPCast episode just dropped! @whitneylarocca.bsky.social, @csweet.bsky.social, and I discuss the POWER in the process. Check us out: Youtube: youtu.be/fV23FRM0lVk Spotify: bit.ly/3MfeflV or wherever you listen to podcasts #grammar#writing#patternsofpower
PoPCast S02 Ep05 Focusing on the POWER of Patterns of Power
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@whitneylarocca.bsky.social and I chat about conferring with student writers in the newest episode of PoPCast. Check it out! Spotify link: bit.ly/3O5rtC1 YouTube link: youtu.be/whlAHNlJe4w
Just finished signing all of these at the QEP booth at #TCTELA! Swing by to purchase your copy! @learningleech.bsky.social @csweet.bsky.social
Another episode of PoPCast is live! @whitneylarocca.bsky.social and I discuss a variety of opportunities to create writing products to assess student understanding of a grammar pattern. Check us out: Youtube: youtu.be/IHj7b3n4C2o Spotify: bit.ly/3YI6Myp
PoPCast S02 Ep02: Assessing Written Products for Grammar Mastery
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Looking forward to another presentation with the great @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social this afternoon at 1:15! #NCTE25
Discounts are the best! Stop by the Stenhouse/Routledge booth for 30% off the first book and 50% each additional one at #NCTE25!
So proud of this resource! Jeff Anderson, @whitneylarocca.bsky.social, and I put a lot of effort and love into this series. You can find numerous free resources for this series at Routledge.com or at my website: learningleech.com
Stenhouse Publishers@stenhousepub.bsky.social · last yr.Happy one year to Patterns of Revision, Grades 6, 7, and 8 by @learningleech.bsky.social and Jeff Anderson! These resources help you engage middle school writers in the revision process using mentor texts that inspire them. Get 20% off during our back-to-school sale: spr.ly/6018f27
Houston area educators, this is for you! Grades 3-8 Register here: childrenatrisk.org/event/from-d...
So excited to present in the same building as the awesome @csweet.bsky.social today in Ft. Bend ISD! #PatternsofPower
Ready to plan for #PatternsofPower with different mentor texts? @learningleech.bsky.social and I walk you through it here. You can also watch on YouTube for visuals. ❤️ youtu.be/aJJbedKdiQg
Patterns of Revision: the possibility of forming new verbs when combining sentences—full episode out now on yiur favorite platform! #PoPCastReboot @learningleech.bsky.social
@learningleech.bsky.social says it beautifully: “Resist the urge to fix and embrace the play that comes with revision. Writing is a process. Revision is part of that process.” Full episode is available! #PoPCastReboot
@learningleech.bsky.social and I begin our conversations about the power of sentence combining in this episode. Would love for you to take a listen! #PoPCastReboot
Check out Episode 13 of our #PoPCastReboot where we dive into #PatternsofRevision and the Invitation to Add Info! Grab the full episode from your favorite platform. ❤️ @learningleech.bsky.social
In the newest episode of PoPCast, @whitneylarocca.bsky.social and I discuss questions we pose to students to get them talking about published writing and using that discussion as a bridge to revision of their own writing. Check it out on your favorite podcast platform (search PoPCast Reboot).
Episode 12 of our #PoPCastReboot dives into our Invitation to Rearrange in #PatternsofRevision. Order matters! Get the full episode on your favorite platform. @learningleech.bsky.social
@whitneylarocca.bsky.social and I just wrote a blog post for CCIRA on ways to connect read-alouds to writing instruction. Check it out here: ccira.blog/2024/12/03/f...
