The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical ReadersLong an advocate of frequent, voluminous reading in schools, the author draws on evidence gathered in twenty years of classroom teaching to make the case for reading workshop more powerful than ever. The book establishes the top ten conditions for making engaged classroom reading possible for students at all levels and provides the practical support and structures necessary for achieving them. For use with Grades K-12. |
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... aloud frequently from easy books that your child would like to read but can't , yet . Sit side by side , so you can look at the pages together . Point to words occasionally , and underline them with your finger as you read . Pause and ...
... aloud frequently from easy books that your child would like to read but can't , yet . Sit side by side , so you can look at the pages together . Point to words occasionally , and underline them with your finger as you read . Pause and ...
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... aloud with you and comes to a word he or she doesn't know , talk about its beginning sounds and its shape . Then tell your child , " Go back to the beginning of the sentence and get your mouth ready " to provide the word that begins ...
... aloud with you and comes to a word he or she doesn't know , talk about its beginning sounds and its shape . Then tell your child , " Go back to the beginning of the sentence and get your mouth ready " to provide the word that begins ...
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... aloud at home , 134 reading " busywork , " 17 reading expectations , 121 reading lessons at the primary grades level , 41-42 at the middle school level , 42-43 " reading state , " 21-22 reading stories vs. informational texts , 17 , 56 ...
... aloud at home , 134 reading " busywork , " 17 reading expectations , 121 reading lessons at the primary grades level , 41-42 at the middle school level , 42-43 " reading state , " 21-22 reading stories vs. informational texts , 17 , 56 ...
Contents
The Personal Art | 13 |
Reading in the Zone 20 | 25 |
Choice | 26 |
Copyright | |
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The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Passionate, Skilled, Habitual ... Nancie Atwell,Anne Atwell Merkel No preview available - 2016 |
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