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- ISBN13: 9780439926447
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Product Description
Long an advocate of frequent, voluminous reading in schools, the author draws on evidence gathered in twenty years of classroom teaching to make the case for reading workshop more powerful than ever. The book establishes the top ten conditions for making engaged classroom reading possible for students at all levels and provides the practical support and structures necessary for achieving them. 144 pages…. More >>
The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers
October 25, 2009 at 6:19 pm
As a teacher of students who are struggling readers at the high school level, I was somewhat disappointed by Nancie Atwell’s latest book. Her approach assumes many things that simply not always possible in the public school class room, especially at the high school level. I applaud her devotion to providing students with time and space to read, but she doesn’t understand the time and MONEY constraints that most of us have. For example, I have to spend my own money to provide my students with a classroom library and my department can only afford to provide us with $25 per teacher for classroom supplies like chalk and staples. The $250 that the IRS allows for is usually what I spend just to have art supplies, extra pens and pencils available for my students. I have to reach deep into my own pocket to purchase books.
Over all this book left me disappointed, because Nancie Atwell needs to see what it’s like for people like me who are just as devoted, but left with little money to supply my students. How are we supposed to do all the great things she reccommends if we can’t have the same resources that she is lucky enough to have?
Rating: 4 / 5
October 25, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I just loved it!!
I have a 7th Gr who is not much of a reader. He complains that he can’t find a good book that he likes.
The Reading Zone gave me a list of recommended books for middle schooler in different categories and showed me how to approach my child about reading and helped me to help him to analyze the book and find a way to like reading.
A great book for parent or teacher to help kids to read the books with much needed skills.
Rating: 5 / 5
October 25, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I found this book very interesting. I wish I had a button to press and help kids actually become passionate readers. Society must help and encourage more reading as entertainment. Too often there are ads for physical activities and they do not show value for reading and academic activities.
Rating: 5 / 5
October 25, 2009 at 8:32 pm
This is an excellent book that shows how students can become great readers when they are given the chance to have independent reading time and be in control of their reading choices. This is a must read for all teachers!
Rating: 5 / 5
October 25, 2009 at 9:08 pm
this is a great book for those who are interested in getting kids to read and love to read! worth the money and time spent
Rating: 5 / 5