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The second edition of this resource for teachers offers new planning documents at the beginning of each chapter. These documents are organized around short and long-term learning goals, guiding questions, and formative assessment. This edition also recommends new titles for the classroom and offers a new section of FAQs. The book begins with guiding principles, then presents a month-by-month, year-long plan with ideas for starting and continuing a workshop that teaches thinking skills and reading comprehension strategies. Many ideas of provided for workshop structure, activities, assessment, book clubs, and reading fiction and nonfiction. The book includes a wealth of examples of children's written work, plus color photos of classroom areas. Author Miller, a veteran of primary teaching, is now a school consultant. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In the second edition of Reading with Meaning, Debbie Miller shares her new thinking about comprehension strategy instruction, the gradual release of responsibility instructional model, and planning for student engagement and independence.It has been ten years since the first edition, in which Debbie chronicled a year in her own classroom. Reading with Meaning, Second Edition supports that work and expands her vision of strategy instruction and intentional teaching and learning. Debbie believes that every child deserves at least a full year of growth during each classroom year and offers planning documents with matching assessments to ensure that no child falls through the cracks. The second edition also provides new book recommendations that will engage and delight students, and current picture books for reading aloud and strategy instruction.This new edition reflects Debbie's professional experiences and judgment, her work in classrooms and collaboration with colleagues, and the current research in the field, showcasing her newest, best thinking.
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