“We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.” ~ B. F. Skinner
How long does it take to self-select a book and read it independently at home? If it only takes 2 hours approximately for many children to Hatchet (4 hours at most), then why do some classrooms take 6 weeks? Or [...]
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Petunia does not realize that you must open the book to become wise until the very end of the book. I think this is one of the very best books for teaching children to open books, [...]
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A teacher named Ginger who is really reflective about her practice wrote about picking “Just Right Books”. She wrote this lesson on Wednesday, September 17, 2003. It is still an awesome lesson.
I have been laying the foundation and working on procedures STILL. It seemed like forever before we even got to unpacking the boxes [...]
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Abby is holding a “little shirt” representing books that are too easy to read! HOPE you don’t pick too easy books! HOPE you know that reading too easy books are ok sometimes.
Books are too easy, just right, or too hard. This too little shirt is representing that are too easy for this [...]
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What is the ultimate goal of book reading? I want all my children to LOVE reading.
I want my students to drive to Barnes and Noble or any bookstore and buy a book that they want to read. I want my students to know how to walk into a library, and know what book they [...]
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Let’s figure it out —MATHEMATICALLY!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;Student B reads only 4 minutes a night…or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./weekStudent B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week [...]
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Do you believe that all children should read real books at school? Krashen does. Does your school? When Barnes and Noble is hosting huge parties for Harry Potter and other big book releases, what do they know that school policy makers don’t know? Teachers know. Teachers know that if we talk to our students about [...]
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