Effective Reading Instruction

     After reading the readings for this week, it just really makes me realize how important reading is for education.  Both of the readings discussed how the highest ranking schools, students, and teachers focused on the importance of reading and writing, so that makes me realize that in my own classroom I should focus on reading and writing.  I also really liked some of the ideas that the articles talked about for encouraging conversations between the teacher and students, and encouraging reading at the same time.  For example, I really liked the idea of the teacher meeting with each student once a week to talk about what that student is reading, why they like it, and the teacher can give the student some ideas of other good books to read.

     However, I do think that it is sad that many teachers are not able to have good books for their students to read because they do not have the funding for it.  Or, the teachers have to spend their own money in order to buy the books that their students should and would enjoy reading.

     What are some ways that teachers can get the materials they need?

     What are some ways that teachers can incorporate reading and writing into other subject areas?

     If these studies show how important reading and writing is for students and they show what teachers have to do in order to have better students, then why do more schools not promote these teaching practices?
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