Chapters 7-10

Please share how you plan to implement one strategy from chapters 7-10 in your school.  Please make this final post before February 9, 2012.  Comment on at least one post of another reading coach.

Chapters 4-6

What information from chapters 4-6 will you share with your teachers?  Please complete your comments by December 8th.

3 Things That Stood Out To Me --Janice Smith

1.  The term aliterate readers stood out as a source of concern.  These are students who have the ability but not the desire to read.  The text states that our aliteracy rate has surpassed out illiteracy rate.
2.  The chart on page 7 entitled "A Complete Reader"  made me feel as if  I needed to go to confession!  I feel like I have spent most of my time looking at phonetics, fluency, comprehension, sematics, and syntax and almost no time on interest, attitude,  motivation  and engagement.
3.  On page 17 the author discusses the use of interest inventories.  Layne suggest we target the most disenfranchised students to use their interest inventories to help students select appropriate books.

Chapters 1-3 Igniting A Passion For Reading

During the next few weeks read chapters 1-3 in the book Igniting A Passion For Reading.  Then post 3 things that stood out to you as you read the chapters.  Read the post made by other coaches and try to comment on at least 2 post.  Hopefully, we will create a helpful dialogue about the book. Let's try to get our first posts and comments completed by Sept. 30.