The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers (Paperback)
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.
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If you build this Zone, they will come
“The Reading Zone” is a manifesto, and like all good manifestos it identifies a big problem and aims to fix it.
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Perfect for a MOM/teacher with not so book loving Middle schooler
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.
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The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers
I found this book very interesting. I wish I had a button to press and help kids actually become passionate readers.
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The Reading Zone
Finally, an author who validates my own tried and true method for developing strong readers. Reading an interesting book can teach our students more about reading that we ever…
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The Reading Zone
As a teacher of students who are struggling readers at the high school level, I was somewhat disappointed by Nancie Atwell’s latest book.
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A Must Read For All Teachers!!
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…
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Change you view of teaching reading
How does a kid learn to read…by reading. Get your students into the Reading Zone. I was sucked into the guided reading, small groups, centers, rotations, strategies method of…
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Fantastic
Another great work by Nancie Atwell. So inspiring and logical. Filled with practical suggestions. I wish my teachers had read this when I was in school.
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Should be required reading for all language arts teachers
Although Ms. Atwell teaches middle school students, this book applies to grades K-12. She devotes a chapter to high school teachers.
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Reading Zone is important. Atwell sends message to all teachers.
I wish every LA/English/Reading teacher would read this book. Atwell, in her experience and wisdom continues to advocate independent reading and a reading workshop approach as…