Wednesday, October 18, 2017

I Read it, but I Don't Get it

I thought this was a very interesting read.  I have read a few works by Kelly Gallagher on how to teach students about writing.  I am so excited to see books like this written by Tovani.

As a student, I remember struggling to learn how to be an "active/engaged" reader.  I still will catch myself blindly reading through a text and realize that I don't remember anything that I just read.  It has happened a lot for me over the years.  This book, however, has some amazing strategies for helping teach our students how to overcome this type of reading.

First of all, I love being able to share stories with my students to show them that I am trying to help them achieve.  So, by telling them that I have read with the same struggles would help them connect with what I am trying to teach.  It would help bring the learning to them in such a way they have a connection and motivation to learn.

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