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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101394276176

ISBN-139781394276172

eBay Product ID (ePID)23070940446

Product Key Features

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameThinking Reader : Cultivating Critical Thinkers in the Classroom

Publication Year2025

SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, Reading Skills, Language Experience Approach

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Education

AuthorCiera Harris

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight29.1 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal153.42

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments ix About the Author xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1 What Reading Really Is 1 Chapter 2 Setting Up for Success 39 Chapter 3 The Reader's Blueprint 67 Chapter 4 Reading and the Brain 95 Chapter 5 Schema: The Power of Perspective 131 Chapter 6 Curiosity: The Motivation Maximizer 165 Chapter 7 Metacognition: Inquiry and Independence 193 Chapter 8 Metacognitive Strategies for Success 227 Chapter 9 Talking (Meaningfully) About Texts 277 Chapter 10 Fostering Critical Thinking in the Classroom 327 Chapter 11 Building Persistence and Cultivating the Reader's Mindset 373 Closing 409 Index 419

SynopsisStruggling to get your students excited about reading? in The Thinking Reader, Ciera Harris provides actionable lesson plans and strategies to engage even the most reluctant readers. You can show students that reading isn't just another boring task for school, but ties into fundamental parts of our identities. From creating a classroom library, encouraging perseverance, and teaching critical thinking skills, you'll discover all you need to help emerging readers thrive and grow all schoolyear long!, Concepts, lesson plans, and strategies for making reading lessons work The Thinking Reader: Cultivating Critical Thinkers in the Classroom is the frazzled teacher's guide to setting up any grade 2-4 classroom for reading success. You won't find any busywork, condescending lectures, or boring worksheets in this book. Instead, you'll learn flexible reading strategies to blend into your lessons at the start of the school year that will support your students for years to come. This book also debunks old-school ideas about reading instruction and explains the concepts that you'll need to know as you help students build a foundation for their future as readers. Former elementary teacher and instructional coach Ciera Harris has achieved remarkable, replicable results with young readers, not with a rigid system or program, but with a new approach to thinking about reading. In this book, you'll learn why it makes sense to go beyond all the lessons of phonics, fluency, and vocabulary by making reading personal to each student. This easy-to-use approach has helped teachers across the country create a culture of reading within their classrooms, so students--even those that struggle the most with reading--can start view themselves as readers. Help students learn based on what interests them, as individuals, and watch budding readers bloom. Discover why reading is not a series of decoding skills, but a personal, powerful act of thinking Learn the steps to setting up your classroom for reading success at the beginning of the year Get engaging lesson plans and techniques for implementing primary reading strategies like schema, asking questions, metacognition, and so much more Overcome common roadblocks, including student resistance to reading With The Thinking Reader, elementary school teachers in grades 2-4 can build the ultimate framework for reading success.