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The Power Of Independent Practice Reading

A study of why students scored high on an international reading test taken by 32 countries was written up in the January, 2008 issue of The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. The authors were more interested in what was unique about the reading lives and habits of some students that enabled them to score […]

10May2008 | LauraRobb | 0 comments | Continued
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Model Reading Strategies To Improve Comprehension For All Students

“But I’m not a reading teacher. I teach literature.” I hear this comment repeated again and again as I coach teachers in Virginia, New York, and Michigan and conduct workshops for middle and high school teachers around the country. I’m sympathetic to their words because these teachers have had little to no formal training in […]

2May2008 | LauraRobb | 0 comments | Continued
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Create An Inviting Classroom Library

When I support a school district with improving reading and motivating middle school students to read, I always interview dozens of students from each grade during my first two visits. I find that middle school students are candid, and these interviews often spotlight students’ needs and provide me with the data I need to work […]

26Apr2008 | LauraRobb | 0 comments | Continued