Jennifer Serravallo

Writing shouldn’t be an afterthought. When we teach writing, not just assign it, we build stronger readers and thinkers.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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Words carry subtle shades of meaning that shape tone and mood. 🎨

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Help students study how authors convey authority—through tone, evidence, + structure—and apply those moves in their writing.
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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.

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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
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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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I’d love to see how you’re bringing these resources to life in your classrooms this year.

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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.
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When teaching strategies, less really is more. 💡

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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

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Everything you need for small groups and any other lessons—right at your fingertips. Clearer teaching, stronger practice.

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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.

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Work smarter, not harder. ✨ Put the Student Task Cards on a ring and keep strategies portable, organized, and ready when students need them most.

No more shuffling through binders or stacks of papers—just grab the ring and get straight to teaching. 📚

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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.

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Imagine this: a literacy specialist modeling right alongside you, showing how to use Student Task Cards, anchor charts, skill progressions, and Strategies books. ✨

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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. ✨

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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!

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📢 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.

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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.

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