On pages 24 and 25: Students who do not read regularly become weaker readers with each subsequent year....no matter the intervention, developing readers must spend substantial instructional time actually reading if they are to attain reading competence....Time and time again, I have seen a heavy dose of independent reading, paired with explicit instruction in reading strategies, transform nonreaders into readers.
How do we provide time for interventions, but also time for sustained independent reading?
I would love to know how much independent reading time teachers build into their reading block.
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While reading the book, I couldn't help but think-I don't give my kids enough time to read!! I came in ready to go to carve out that precious time to get kids interested and reading books. And, I did okay at first, and now, a few weeks out and already I am struggling to silent read again. I don't know how to structure my time with the kids to be able to consistently allow them to read in class, as well as sufficient time to complete the work I want them to do. Too bad we don't have a building wide 20 minutes each day where we "drop everything and read."
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