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Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades Paperback – 1 March 2002

by Debbie Miller (Author)
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If you have ever wondered how to teach comprehension strategies to primary-age children, read on.

First, imagine a primary-grade classroom where all the children are engaged and motivated; where the buzz of excited, emerging readers fills the air; where simultaneously words are sounded out and connections are made between the books of their choice and the experiences of their lives. Then, open these pages.

Welcome to Debbie Miller's real classroom where real students are learning to love to read, to write, and are together creating a collaborative and caring environment. In this book, Debbie focuses on how best to teach children strategies for comprehending text. She leads the reader through the course of a year showing how her students learn to become thoughtful, independent, and strategic readers. Through explicit instruction, modeling, classroom discussion, and, most important, by gradually releasing responsibility to her students, Debbie provides a model for creating a climate and culture of thinking and learning.

Here you will learn:

  • techniques for modeling thinking;
  • specific examples of modeled strategy lessons for inferring, asking questions, making connections, determining importance in text, creating mental images, and synthesizing information;
  • how to help children make their thinking visible through oral, written, artistic, and dramatic responses to literature;
  • how to successfully develop book clubs as a way for children to share their thinking.

Reading with Meaning shows you how to bring your imagined classroom to life. You will emerge with new tools for teaching comprehension strategies and a firm appreciation that a rigorous classroom can also be nurturing and joyful.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1571103074
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1571103079
  3. Publisher
    Stenhouse Publishers
  4. Publication date
    1 March 2002
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    25.15 x 1.52 x 20.07 cm
  7. Print length
    208 pages
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About the Author

Debbie Miller taught in the Denver Public Schools for thirty years. She was also an adjunct professor at The University of Denver and Regis University. The author of Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades, (Stenhouse, 2002) and the video series, Happy Reading! and the Joy of Conferring, Debbie now presents workshops and works extensively with schools and districts on long-range planning and development of literacy programmes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stenhouse Publishers (1 March 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1571103074
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1571103079
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 25.15 x 1.52 x 20.07 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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sonjaphoto
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
Reviewed in Canada on 26 July 2013
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I borrowed this book from a colleague and even before I finished the first chapter, I knew I had to have my own copy. She has a lovely writing style. The book is filled with inspiration about how to push your students toward deeper comprehension.
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Maria Paula Camargo
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource
Reviewed in the United States on 17 April 2008
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This is a great book for any teacher to have. I work as a special ed teacher, so I work with one or two students at a time. The strategies described in this book are wonderful for teaching comprehension. One thing I really liked is that she explains how she does her lessons step by step. She even writes word for word what she says during each lesson. I think it's wonderful that teachers share their knowledge with others, share what has worked for them so we can all be better teachers. The book is focused on the kids enjoying reading and getting as much from every single book they read as possible. This book is geared especially toward teachers of smaller children (kindergarten, first, second) and even though my students are in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade I have found ways to adapt each lesson easily for them. It includes great pictures and some of the work her children have produced in her class. It is an absolutely valuable tool and I'm so glad I bought it.
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Linda De Luca
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Reviewed in Canada on 12 December 2018
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Cindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading for Meaning is a "must have" for any primary teacher
Reviewed in the United States on 4 June 2003
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If you have dedicated yourself to producing thoughtful readers who read for meaning, this is the book you need! Not only is it filled with helpful lesson ideas, but the arrangement of each chapter follows a scaffolded approach to help young readers engage and develop as lifelong readers. Miller shows teachers how to lay out the entire year. Included in this book are chapters about schema building, mental images, inferring, questioning, non-fiction reading, and synthesizing. She focuses on one comprehension strategy in each chapter, including how to introduce it to students AND what children's books she considers "tried-and-true." At the end of each chapter, the author includes a list of children's book titles that all highlight the comprehension strategy perfectly for young children. I have purchased many of the titles that she recommends. All of the books are outstanding pieces of literature that children adore. Also, the lessons work well in a Reader's Workshop format. After instruction, students can get busy practicing reading from their own books by using what they learned right away. This book is an outstanding resource for any teacher!
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Garth Harrison
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Reviewed in Canada on 23 November 2012
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A bible for elementary teachers.My staff have enjoyed working through Debbie's book and are even more excited about their work everyday.
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