READINGREADINGWhat Counts, What Matters, and What’s Worth Fighting ForWhat Counts, What Matters, and What’s Worth Fighting For

What is What is the the BESTBEST way way

to teachto teachReading?Reading?

What kind of What kind of READERS READERS

do we want? do we want?

•Who can…Who can…•Who will…Who will…•Who are able to …Who are able to …•Who ready for…Who ready for…•Who understand that…Who understand that…•Who use…Who use…•Who see themselves…Who see themselves…•Who believe..Who believe..•Who know that…Who know that…

ReadersReaders

Reading Is…Reading Is…

•ReasonsReasons

•BooksBooks

•EnvironmentEnvironment

•ToolsTools

•BehaviorsBehaviors

•StrategiesStrategies

•ReasonsReasons

•BooksBooks

•EnvironmentEnvironment

•ToolsTools

•BehaviorsBehaviors

•StrategiesStrategies

AnswAnswer er

““Our”Our”QuestQuestions!ions!

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““If the experience of If the experience of

““doing school”doing school” destroys children’s destroys children’s

spirit to learn,spirit to learn, their sense of wonder, their sense of wonder,

their curiosity about the world,their curiosity about the world, their willingness to care…their willingness to care…

Have we succeeded Have we succeeded as educatorsas educators

even if they do well on the even if they do well on the test?”test?”

- ASCD, Whole Child 2008 -- ASCD, Whole Child 2008 -