How do we impress upon all students that reading at any age takes practice and work?
-I think that one way we can show students that reading takes practice and work is to talk honestly about what has worked and what hasn't worked for ourselves as adult readers. I have shared with my students before that there have been times where I was really excited to read a book, got a couple chapters through and realized it just wasn't for me, and "dumped" it. I think it's important to know that sometimes a book just doesn't work for you as a reader and that's okay! I want them to know that they have choices and control over what they read for their enjoyment.
What stood out to you in these chapters?
-I really liked the information given in chapter 3- especially the Skilled and Less Skilled Readers charts and the Instructional Assessment Chart. I could see myself printing these out and putting them in my small group instruction binders to use as a resource throughout the year. The instructional assessment chart would be a really great reference tool to use during parent conferences or meetings so that I could share what their reader needs to work on but also share what would help them grow in that area and even share parts of this chart for them to keep at home to reference.
What skills are important to read?
Recognizing sight words, using context clues to decode a word, phonological/ phonemic awareness, being able to comprehend what has been read.