Choosing others sheerly for the pleasure of it or on a lark is fine as long as the overall portfolio of books is intentional and balanced. Filled with practical tools, including:A A 44 video clips of exemplar teachers demonstrating the techniques and principles in their classrooms Recommended book lists Downloadable tips and templates on key topics like reading nonfiction, vocabulary instruction, and literary terms and definitions.

In Reading Reconsidered, Doug Lemov, author of the groundbreaking Teach Like a Champion, and his coauthors, Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway, reveal the most productive ideas gleaned from the most effective teachers of reading.

When we teach students to read with precision, rigor, and insight, we are truly handing over the key to the kingdom.

The second half of Reading Reconsidered reinforces these principles, coupling them with the 'fundamentals' of reading instructionAa host of techniques and subject specific tools to reconsider how teachers approach such essential topics as vocabulary, interactive reading, and student autonomy.It is deliberately designed to enable the teacher to adjust difficulty and reading duration, which may be aweakness of ​ ‘popcorn reading’, which lets students select who will read next. Reading Reconsidered provokes us into thinking in new ways about that most foundational of academic skills: making sense of the written word.

Shanahan is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chi­cago, and has led the US Government’s National Reading Panel.This book takes you into the trenches with actionable guidance from real-life educators and instructional champions. Grounded in advice from effective classrooms nationwide, enhanced withA more thanA 40A video clips,A Reading Reconsidered takes you into the trenches with actionable guidance from real-life educators and instructional champions.

Having completed the reading spine, it was clear and obvious that, although covering the five plagues is a worthwhile target, there are so many other children’s books which are wonderful to study at a primary level, and so I have also included a quick reference guide to Pie Corbett’s free Scholastic reading spine and a range of other ‘go-to’ resources to help you when selecting the right books for your school. Our students learn their literature, history, math, science, or art via a firm foundation of strong reading skills. The authors address the anxiety-inducing world of Common Core State Standards, distilling from those standards four key ideas that help hone teaching practices both generally and in preparation for assessments. This does not mean that every book needs to be selected using a ‘maximum value for learning’ calculation.In all cases, Shanahan argues that students read more and have greater opportunities to improve fluency, citing studies reviewed by the US National Reading Panel (NIHCD, 2000 Reading Reconsidered provides the framework necessary for teachers to ensure that students forge futures as lifelong readers. TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO READ LIKE CHAMPIONSAWITH RIGOR, INDEPENDENCE, PRECISION, AND INSIGHT The world we are preparing our students to succeed in is one bound together by words and phrases. It also ensures schools do not repeat books, books are at an appropriate level and there is a justified theme running through your school’s book choices. The authors also focus on the "fundamentals" of reading instruction--techniques and subject specific tools that reconsider approaches to such essential topics as vocabulary, interactive reading, and student autonomy.