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Good tips on things to keep handy during guided reading. Especially like the browsing boxes of books recently read for kids to access when they finish the day's reading.

Reading is changing. Sometimes it's hard for people to imagine how, this article takes a historic look at how reading has changed and begins to imagine where we are going. Very exciting. Much food for thought

Some thoughts and resources for launching the reading workshop in september

Kim- I read an interview (can't find it again) but I really liked the question, "When you return to a book, how do you remember what you are reading about?" or something like that. I used it last year and found it enlightening. Some kids said they reread the last page. Some said they use a post and write their last thought. One said he took speech and learned how to just remember better.

Interesting. It seems intuitive to me that if kids aren't reading that we should give them an entree by valuing their choices but lots of people need studies to believe in it.

Video of kids sharing favorite titles in attempt to find reading partner

News article from Springfield Missippi paper about the importance of parents reading to their children

Great stuff on recasting our thinking on SSR. To me, the key to all this is independent reading with guidance and feedback.

Fantastic interview with the Sisters about how to implement great reading instruction. 

This is helpful. While I don't necessarily promote using all of the strategies listed here, I especially liked the crazy professor reading game

Straightforward talk about guided reading from the gurus themselves

I decided to ask them for specifics with strategy vs guided. I will let you know if I recieve reply.

Blast this song through the loudspeakers of your schools! Great song for any reading inititative (PARP,etc.)

Grace, our school librarian, has shown this to the students last spring. So inspiring!

Got this from Goudvis and Harvey's Strategies that Work. Harvard puts it out to incoming freshman but I think it's great advice for anyone who reads to learn

We need to value reading instruction in the content area--this teacher does!

Don't think I've ever read a stronger review of a book. I bought it and read it and whole heartedly agree. Don't launch your wtg wkshp without this book!

It's not all doom and gloom for teenage readers. Their reading just looks diffferent nowadays.

High school senior weighs in with her opinion about why reading is important.

Bittersweet. A great program involving dads with reading to their children from prison

Librarian blogger presents resources (book trailers) that help get kids ready to read The Invention of Hugo Cabret

A parent resource website for supporting children's reading development

Good article to share with parents on back to school night about how to motivate kids to read