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ROMAN Reading Will Help Students Read Critically

November 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Literature, Marking in books, Resources, Teaching, Teen Literacy

I am very excited to announce the release of the Practice Edition of ROMAN Reading, a book that will help student readers take the next big leap in understanding literature. Based on my free e-book from 2007, and written primarily for 13-18 year-olds, ROMAN Reading bridges the gap between being a fluent reader and becoming [...]

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The REAL Dangerous Book for Boys: Guys Write for Guys Read

October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Reading Recommendations, Reviews, Teen Literacy

The Dangerous Book for Boys may cause a bruise or too, but Guys Write for Guys Read is a trip to the hospital waiting to happen. Where else can boys learn about peeing on electric fences, driving bikes off roofs, or vomiting with brothers?

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Recommended Reading List for Junior High by Nancie Atwell

September 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Book Lists, Reading Recommendations, Teen Literacy

Nancie Atwell’s book The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers is a manifesto for change in reading classrooms. She successfully argues that the key to reading instruction is to arrange our teaching so that students can engage in “frequent, voluminous, self-selected reading.” To help teachers develop classroom libraries of [...]

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