What have you learned? The Case and the Place for Independent Reading. Instructional Plan and Framework for Implementing Independent Reading. Incorporating the Key Components of your Independent Reading Program. Linking Literacy Instruction with Independent Reading Experiences.

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In trying to be a fluent reader I talk to my students about read-aloud time being a time that is sacred. I do not want to discipline them or reprimand them. I want our read-alouds to be joyful. For the most part this really works. This is a cute link that shows the characters in the story.

There is nothing that compares to a perfectly ripe peach. There is also one other thing to know about peaches. They peel very easily after being dipped in boiling water. Just a few seconds in bubbling water, will loosen the thin skin of a peach allowing it to slip right off. For the entire United States.

I love reading to my children and to my students. I love watching my students sitting on the edge of their seat in anticipation of the story. I love when I look around the room and see my students so engrossed in the read-aloud they are unable to follow the text.

After finishing the articles, I wanted to listen to Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book. Finally, I was quite moved by the acceptance speech Neil Gaiman wrote for his Newberry Award. I thought that it was heart-felt and honest.