Independent reading is not utilized enough in the majority of classrooms, but this book will get the ball rolling for at least having discussions about it. The premise is amazing- just have students read books in their reading class. That's the majority of what they do. They have certain goals they need to make such as genres and number of books, and then authentic questions are asked by the teacher. Revolutionary. But not always practical. But maybe a good middle point for high school.Independent reading is not utilized enough in the majority of classrooms, but this book will get the ball rolling for at least having discussions about it. The premise is amazing- just have students read books in their reading class. That's the majority of what they do. They have certain goals they need to make such as genres and number of books, and then authentic questions are asked by the teacher. Revolutionary. But not always practical. But maybe a good middle point for high school.
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Independent reading is not utilized enough in the majority of classrooms, but this book will get the ball rolling for at least having discussions about it. The premise is amazing- just have students read books in their reading class. That's the majority of what they do. They have certain goals they need to make such as genres and number of books, and then authentic questions are asked by the teacher. Revolutionary. But not always practical. But maybe a good middle point for high school.Independent reading is not utilized enough in the majority of classrooms, but this book will get the ball rolling for at least having discussions about it. The premise is amazing- just have students read books in their reading class. That's the majority of what they do. They have certain goals they need to make such as genres and number of books, and then authentic questions are asked by the teacher. Revolutionary. But not always practical. But maybe a good middle point for high school.
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December 2023
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