I have been working closely with the Aboriginal Department in our school district, looking for ways to tie our knowledge of Balanced Literacy with Aboriginal Principles of Learning and Aboriginal Literature.

There is some fantastic literature being written today that incorporates both Aboriginal and Adolescent voice. I have been mesmerized by some of the beautiful stories and even non-fiction that people have recommended to me.  Now it is easier than ever to incorporate indigenous voice into our classrooms.

I have borrowed heavily from Faye Brownlie and Dr.Douglas Fisher while putting together a workshop for middle school teachers around the ideas of blending the G.R.R. with Aboriginal literature. The literature circle format and book suggestions come from Faye Brownlie and the work around Close Reading and Annotation comes from Dr.Fisher.  We are so lucky to be able to piggy back our classroom instruction on the back of these teaching giants!

Aboriginal POL & Literature SaveLastWordforMe Close Reading