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Do your students often struggle with difficult novels and other challenging texts? Do they think one reading of a work is more than enough? Do they primarily comprehend at a surface-level, and are they frequently unwilling or unable to discover the deeper meaning found in multi-layered works?... read more
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“There is a big difference between assigning students difficult reading and teaching them how to read deeply.”
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First Sentence edit
Here is a sentence I'd thought I'd never write: My beloved Anaheim Angels ended forty-one years of pain and futility by winning the World Series.
Table of Contents edit
1. Why Reading is Like Baseball
2. Teaching Challenging Text
3. Focusing the Reader
4. Effective First Draft Reading
5. Deepening Comprehension Through Second Draft Reading
6. The Importance of Collaboration
7. Using Metaphor to Deepen Comprehension
8. Leading Students to Meaningful Reflection
9. Reading the World
10. The Art of Teaching Deep Reading
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kelly Gallagher (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 372.47
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › Contemporary Methods › Language Experience Approach
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education › By Level › Middle School
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education › Professional Development
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Reading Skills
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Reading
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