https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs en-us 2018-01-29 19:29:42 UTC 2025-12-08 12:47:11 UTC hello@padlet.com aalbert31 https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225821822 The article suggests that if you can find the funding, have your students set up a home library in their bedrooms, and send home some of the books you read together for your students to keep. 
Kids living in poverty often lack access to the books at home that middle class families almost always have, and this "book gap" has a huge impact on reading development. As the article states "If we put great books into our students' hands and homes, it can transform their world".]]> 2018-01-29 19:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225821822 aalbert31 https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225824612 2018-01-29 19:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225824612 aalbert31 https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225825005 Children need to think while they read, so it's important to have them predict, infer, make connections, and ask questions. An example given by the text is to model "think-alouds" during both Guided Reading and Read Aloud to demonstrate the invisible parts of reading that happen within the mind. It is suggested that students do a brief written response before, during, or after they read.
There are often groups of students that are not meeting with the teacher for the day, in this case, the students time should be spent reading. The author suggests that browsing digital texts on iPads, reading a book on their independent level, or following along in a more difficult book at a listening center are good approaches to reading. As suggested, centers can be great as long as they are purposeful. Reading centers should engage kids in reading books they’re excited about—not just keeping them quiet with busy work.]]> 2018-01-29 19:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225825005 aalbert31 https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225830127 The author emphasizes that It takes time to teach 7 year old's, let alone kindergartners, to work independently and stay focused for 20 minutes without the teacher there to guide them.
I found "The Guided Reading Pledge" to be interesting. The pledge is as follows: "I promise to use all my time to read, write, and think; to speak in a 12-inch whisper (a voice that can only be heard by someone 12 inches away from you); and to let my teacher work with his/her group."]]> 2018-01-29 19:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225830127 aalbert31 https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225879903 2018-01-29 22:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aalbert31/jomnxl3gmjfs/wish/225879903