Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Reading: Five to Thrive [series]
About this ebook
Whether you’re new to teaching reading or if you are a veteran whose goal is to focus on authentic reading instruction, this book is designed to be an on-the-desk companion, providing answers to your burning teaching questions at the moment you most need them.
A lot has changed in reading instruction over the past decades, with old assumptions and tired curricula making way for both trusted and new best practices. Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Reading, written by a veteran teacher who’s an expert in literacy instruction, offers research-backed, classroom-tested guidance to set you on the right path. Through practical teaching strategies, classroom examples, actionable steps, further reading suggestions, and more, you’ll learn to
- Build and maintain an inclusive, equitable classroom reading community
- Structure, organize, and plan student-centered, responsive reading instruction
- Design and implement compassionate, effective assessment methods
- Engage and empower students to develop agency as readers
You became a teacher to teach students—not curriculum. With this indispensable book by your side, you’ll develop practices that prioritize student well-being and success.
