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There's Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School

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by: Janet Allen, Kyle Gonzalez

 : There's Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.00712
EAN: 9781571100429
ISBN: 1571100423
Label: Stenhouse Publishers
Manufacturer: Stenhouse Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 245
Publication Date: 1997-11
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Studio: Stenhouse Publishers




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This book gives great new ideas which motivate me.
I found this book much more interesting than the average classroom textbook. It seems to be the best answer I've seen so far in the battle against illiteracy. I believe this book should be required reading for aspiring literacy specialists!!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Helped me find readers among those who would never read!
I used the strategies in this book with my 8th and 9th grade students, and suddenly I found ways to get students to read who had never read a book before because they hated reading. Now, they are voracious readers. Give it a try and don't worry about age limits. We CAN hook them all if we are patient and try a variety of strategies.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This book is a must read for anyone dealing with kids!
I found this book to be a refreshing and enlightening view of the challenges these middle school kids face and the love they receive from their teacher. Reading this book was like an invitation into the lives of these kids trying to overcome their literacy challenges and it was truely heart warming to see the adoration Kyle has for these children. She truely has made it her life's work to help these kids become better readers and better members of society. It's refreshing to see a teacher who ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The best book I have seen/read on literacy in the classroom.
I found this book rather by accident and was amazed at the insight and experience that the teacher, Kyle Gonzalez, was gaining by creating a literacy program in her classroom. The area she charted with assistance from Janet Allen was completely new territory to her and the students.

Kyle's skill in crafting this wonderful story, really bringing me into the classroom, was wonderful. I am not a teacher and I still found this book very useful in understanding group dynamics as well as ... Read More




 

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