Check out these reminders and tips for moving through the steps for conferring with readers including suggested prompts for nudging readers

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This past week I’ve had conversations with 3 different people about reading instruction and each time I leave the discussion with thoughts of Readers Theater. I love Readers Theater!! All three conversations…I like to call them ‘healthy discussions’…had me thinking about how appropriate this is for students of ALL ages. Many teachers would say it’s just for primary students! I strongly and totally disagree! Readers Theater is a great shared reading tool. Think of all

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Check out these twelve ways to help build your young readers' reading lives and develop their endurance and enthusiasm for reading.

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Over the years, I witnessed the amount of appreciation drop drastically and the workload of a teacher increase dramatically!

When readers write about their reading in analytical response, they leave a gold mine of information. Readers leave their reading thinking

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