Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades

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Summary: Reading with Menaing
Review: As a parent interested in improving my son's progress in reading, I began to search around for just the right book to help. In early June 2002 I purchased Debbie Miller's Reading with Meaning and educated myself. After gathering many of her great ideas and book recommendations, I began to "teach" my son during his summer break from school. I would recommend this book to any parent trying to make a difference. It was truly an eye-opener for both of us!

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Summary: Excellent resource for teaching comprehension strategies!
Review: Debbie Miller is a magical teacher whom I have had the pleasure of observing. She has captured the details of what makes her such a great teacher in her book Reading with Meaning. It is the first resource I have found that truly helps me to visualize how I can teach all of the reading comprehension strategies in my first grade classroom. It also backs many of my current beliefs with Debbie's resources and well thought out rationales. I would highly recommend this book for any teacher who is ready for their primary kiddos to start interacting with and understanding what they are reading.

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Summary: Primary Teachers you really do NEED this book!
Review: I had bought this book after it was highlighted at a conference I attended. Shortly after, it was one of the book choices for a literature circle I was participating in during a grad class. Now nearly all the teachers in my district have read it or are familiar with it. My reading intervention teacher teaches her lessons directly from the examples in the books. It proves that you really can do a lot with comprehension in the younger grades and you can teach them to use adult language (teacher terms) to convey their thoughts. A workshop I attended yesterday focused primarly on how the teacher incorporates all the aspects of comprehension as listed by Debbie Miller in her 1 and 2nd grade looping classroom. It is an EASY/Fun professional read that gives you precise examples of lessons, activities and student responses. There is also a video series that goes along with it which has the folks from Strategies that Work leading the conversations. A MUST HAVE in any primary classroom to teach comprehension and reading effectively.

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Summary: Primary Teachers you really do NEED this book!
Review: I had bought this book after it was highlighted at a conference I attended. Shortly after, it was one of the book choices for a literature circle I was participating in during a grad class. Now nearly all the teachers in my district have read it or are familiar with it. My reading intervention teacher teaches her lessons directly from the examples in the books. It proves that you really can do a lot with comprehension in the younger grades and you can teach them to use adult language (teacher terms) to convey their thoughts. A workshop I attended yesterday focused primarly on how the teacher incorporates all the aspects of comprehension as listed by Debbie Miller in her 1 and 2nd grade looping classroom. It is an EASY/Fun professional read that gives you precise examples of lessons, activities and student responses. There is also a video series that goes along with it which has the folks from Strategies that Work leading the conversations. A MUST HAVE in any primary classroom to teach comprehension and reading effectively.

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Summary: Elementary Teachers - This is the book with the answers!!
Review: I have been an elementary teacher for over 20 years and I've spent 17 of those years working with struggling readers.
I wish this book had been written and published 20+ years ago. Debbie has detailed in this book the best way to teach children how to understand what reading is all about whether it is fiction or non-fiction.
Strategies are explained thoroughly from the beginning of the year to the end.
They are easy to follow and simple to implement.
This book is worth its weight in gold!!
You will not be disappointed.

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Summary: Elementary Teachers - This is the book with the answers!!
Review: I have been an elementary teacher for over 20 years and I've spent 17 of those years working with struggling readers.
I wish this book had been written and published 20+ years ago. Debbie has detailed in this book the best way to teach children how to understand what reading is all about whether it is fiction or non-fiction.
Strategies are explained thoroughly from the beginning of the year to the end.
They are easy to follow and simple to implement.
This book is worth its weight in gold!!
You will not be disappointed.

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Summary: Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary
Review: I just received this book and I can't put it down. It is fabulous! Debbie Miller does a fantastic job modeling and developing the undertanding of good readers, what they do, and what strategies they use to connect to text. The strategies are well developed in the book using great book selections. It is enjoyable and easy to follow. This is a must have text for any primary school teacher.

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Summary: First Grade Readers Really Can Comprehend!
Review: I read this book to help me work with my students on comprehension. I had read Strategies That Work and Mosaic of Thought and still didn't know how to implement this comprehension study in my classroom. Reading With Meaning cleared it up for me and gave me clear examples of how to integrate a true comprehension study right along with decoding instruction. This book helped me to outline a two year comprehension study with my first and second grade looping classroom. My kids not only read well but they can comprehend great too! If you are struggling with your students to understand a text deeper this is a must read.

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Summary: First Grade Readers Really Can Comprehend!
Review: I read this book to help me work with my students on comprehension. I had read Strategies That Work and Mosaic of Thought and still didn't know how to implement this comprehension study in my classroom. Reading With Meaning cleared it up for me and gave me clear examples of how to integrate a true comprehension study right along with decoding instruction. This book helped me to outline a two year comprehension study with my first and second grade looping classroom. My kids not only read well but they can comprehend great too! If you are struggling with your students to understand a text deeper this is a must read.

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Summary: A "MUST HAVE" for teachers who teach reading!
Review: I teach 2nd grade and this is a wonderful resource to help teach reading comprehension. My student's comprehension skills have greatly increased and I've been teaching for 10 years. Debbie provides tons of examples and it is written in an easy to understand way. I would recommend for veteran and new teachers.