Product Details

• Author: Debbie Miller
• Year: 2012
• Grade Range: K-3

• Media: 224 pp/paper + 4-page color insert
• ISBN: 978-157110-955-2
• Item No.: WNB-0955

In the second edition of Reading with Meaning, Debbie Miller shares her new thinking about comprehension strategy instruction, the gradual release of responsibility instructional model, and planning for student engagement and independence.

It has been ten years since the first edition, in which Debbie chronicled a year in her own classroom. Reading with Meaning, Second Edition supports that work and expands her vision of strategy instruction and intentional teaching and learning. Debbie believes that every child deserves at least a full year of growth during each classroom year and offers planning documents with matching assessments to ensure that no child falls through the cracks. The second edition also provides new book recommendations that will engage and delight students, and current picture books for reading aloud and strategy instruction.

This new edition reflects Debbie's professional experiences and judgment, her work in classrooms and collaboration with colleagues, and the current research in the field, showcasing her newest, best thinking.

Table of Contents

Contents
In Appreciation
Prologue: It Doesn't Get Better Than This
Introduction to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: Guiding Principles
Chapter 2: In September, Part One
Chapter 3: In September, Part Two
Chapter 4: In October
Chapter 5: In November and December
Chapter 6: In January and February
Chapter 7: In March and April
Chapter 8: In May
Epilogue: In June
Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix: A Collection of Books to Start the Year and Use All Year Long
References
Index

Debbie Miller
Debbie Miller taught and learned from children in The Denver Public Schools for thirty years. Debbie now presents workshops and works extensively with schools and districts.
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