Reading Essentials : The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well

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Summary: Not for the faint of heart!
Review: Read this book only if you have the courage to look at your teaching and say, "I can do better." I can do better and I am! This book liberated me! She doesn't tell you to throw out everything you know and embrace the newest methods, step by step. She tells you to study the literature and adapt it to your classroom! How much better can that be! I teach resource and right now, my kids are on fire. They have actually turned down a classroom reward party to stay in my room and read! I told them I didn't want them to miss the party. They looked at each other and asked, "Do we have to go?" I said they didn't and they dove into the books. Every few pages has a teaching tip to help you as you implement the strategies and ideas in the book. You have GOT to read this book and make some changes. Grow as a professional and it will change your life and the lives of your students.

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Summary: A first-rate resource for parents and educators alike
Review: Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need To Teach Reading Well by language arts expert and reading workshop instructor Regie Routman is a detail-oriented "how to" guide for becoming an effective reading teacher. Individual chapters address how to organize an above-average classroom library, setting up an independent reading program, emphasizing shared reading, and so much more. A first-rate resource for parents and educators alike, Reading Essentials should be a mandatory addition to academic reading instruction reference collections and curriculum supplementation reading lists.

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Summary: A Terrific Resource for Primary Grade Teachers
Review: Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need To Teach Reading Well by language arts expert and reading workshop instructor Regie Routman is a detail-oriented "how to" guide for becoming an effective reading teacher. Individual chapters address how to organize an above-average classroom library, setting up an independent reading program, emphasizing shared reading, and so much more. A first-rate resource for parents and educators alike, Reading Essentials should be a mandatory addition to academic reading instruction reference collections and curriculum supplementation reading lists.