Jennifer Serravallo
@jserravallo.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author, producer & host To the Classroom Podcast, founder of Literacy Strategies Consulting. She/her www.jenniferserravallo.com 🏳️🌈 #EduSky
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
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🗓️ Thursday, December 11
🕓 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Rutgers Busch Student Center
Reserve your spot today ➜ web.cvent.com/event/f09a54...
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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...
🗓️ Thursday, December 11
🕓 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Rutgers Busch Student Center
Reserve your spot today ➜ web.cvent.com/event/f09a54...
Try the Reading Student Cards Sampler—13 pages of commonly used strategies you can download + print instantly.
Includes a $10 coupon toward the full set, making this trial free! ✨
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Includes a $10 coupon toward the full set, making this trial free! ✨
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December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Try the Reading Student Cards Sampler—13 pages of commonly used strategies you can download + print instantly.
Includes a $10 coupon toward the full set, making this trial free! ✨
🔗 www.jenniferserravallo.com/store/p/read...
Includes a $10 coupon toward the full set, making this trial free! ✨
🔗 www.jenniferserravallo.com/store/p/read...
💡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...
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...
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
💡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...
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...
Reposted by Jennifer Serravallo
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
#EduSky #SEL #ElementaryTeacher #MiddleSchool
Setting Students Up for Success During Independent Work Time
Teachers can use these ideas to coach students on how to stay focused and deepen their learning outside of whole group instruction.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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
#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!
💬 Share your favorite strategy from RSB 2.0 to help students notice how information is organized or structured in the comments below!
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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!
💬 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
💬 Share a writing strategy you would use to help students elaborate or add more detail in their expository writing
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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
💬 Share a writing strategy you would use to help students elaborate or add more detail in their expository writing
Reposted by Jennifer Serravallo
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
Listen now: spr.ly/63320AuoK2
#ReadingStrategies #JenSerravallo #LiteracyInstruction @jserravallo.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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
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...
Read here: www.edutopia.org/article/sett...
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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...
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.
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Reading for stance → Writing with purpose.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
💭 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 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.
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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
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🧩 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
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?”
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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
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
💡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
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!
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
💡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!
✨ New! Lesson Set Aligned to Science Standards ✨
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
✨ New! Lesson Set Aligned to Science Standards ✨
🛒 Available now for purchase
www.jenniferserravallo.com/store/p/read...
🛒 Available now for purchase
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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
🔗 www.jenniferserravallo.com/publications
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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
🔗 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...
✏️ Read more on the blog: www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/what-do...
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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...
✏️ 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-...
✨ Read more: www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/how-to-...
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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-...
✨ 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.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
👋 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...
👉 www.jenniferserravallo.com/blog/reading...
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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...
👉 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
📘 Use Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book to make word learning meaningful, connected, and creative.
www.jenniferserravallo.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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
📘 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
📘 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.
www.jenniferserravallo.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
📘 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
Then, guide them to try it in their own writing.
🎯 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.
www.jenniferserravallo.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
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
➡️ www.jenniferserravallo.com/results
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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
➡️ 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.
📘Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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.
📘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.
Then, guide them to use those same strategies in their own writing.
📘 Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.
October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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.
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.
Students notice author craft + apply it in their own work.
📘 From Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.
October 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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.
Students notice author craft + apply it in their own work.
📘 From Teaching Reading Across the Day + The Writing Strategies Book.