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I wanted my students' written journal entries to be meaningful and productive...an insight into what they were thinking.

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I wanted my students' written journal entries to be meaningful and productive...an insight into what they were thinking.

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I realized my students weren't spending enough time actually reading. 

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I realized my students weren't spending enough time actually reading. 

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Studies have also shown that providing choice of what to read is about twice as effective at developing literacy skills as teacher-selected reading.

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Many struggling readers often wanted to read chapter books because they believed it made them look like a "good reader"

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The five components of reading workshop -- time to read every day, choice of what to read, response to books, community, and structure provided a strong foundation for independent reading for my students.

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Making kids read is vital to reading success. 

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Making kids read is vital to reading success. 

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I realized that my students were not spending enough time reading and I was not encouraging or providing the time for them to do so.

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I realized that my students were not spending enough time reading and I was not encouraging or providing the time for them to do so.

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Providing students with choice improves their literacy ability.

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Providing students with choice improves their literacy ability.

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Conferences gave me insight into students' thinking that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

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If students are to become avid readers, teaching decoding skills and comprehension strategies are not enough. Time to apply this knowledge of comprehension strategies to authentic text is vital to their becoming motivated readers.

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If students are to become avid readers, teaching decoding skills and comprehension strategies are not enough. Time to apply this knowledge of comprehension strategies to authentic text is vital to their becoming motivated readers.

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my students spent more time completing tasks that "proved" that they were engaged instead of actually spending time actually reading for authentic purpose

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Choice has more of an impact than teaching strategies.

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Choice has more of an impact than teaching strategies.

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Not every day went perfectly. Some days, students were restless, peering around the room at others, or blatantly fake-reading by resting their books on faces; ... stopped the reading time"

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Not every day went perfectly. Some days, students were restless, peering around the room at others, or blatantly fake-reading by resting their books on faces; ... stopped the reading time"

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I realized that during literacy stations, my students were spending more time completing tasks that "proved" they were engaged instead of spending time actually reading for authentic purposes.

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Voluminous reading has been proven to be an effective intervention for struggling readers as well as the most effective test preparation for all students

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This expectation aligns well with the CCSS, but it cannot be done without holding students accountable for their reading . by teaching them to respond to the text through conferences, discussions, and written journal entries.

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This expectation aligns well with the CCSS, but it cannot be done without holding students accountable for their reading . by teaching them to respond to the text through conferences, discussions, and written journal entries.

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Self Choice is so important for motivating readers

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Authentic reading is that which mirrors the reading activities that occur in the lives of people outside of a school setting.

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It was a safe haven during the hectic school day.

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Time to apply this knowledge of comprehension strategies to authentic text is vital to their becoming motivated readers.

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Time to apply this knowledge of comprehension strategies to authentic text is vital to their becoming motivated readers.

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No single literacy activity has a more positive effect on students' comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, spelling, writing ability, and overall academic achievement than free voluntary reading.