Download the Viewing
Guide that accompanies the tapes. (The Viewing Guide is in
PDF format so you'll need Adobe's
Acrobat Reader to view the pages.)
Reader to view the pages.
Check out the RST professional
development workshops that accompany Thoughtful
Reading and the book
I Read It, but I Don't Get It.
Teachers of adolescent readers face many challenges. Some
students are skilled at decoding text but have few strategies
for understanding complex genres. Others have entered their
teen years struggling to decode even the simplest books and
articles. Through her highly successful book,
I Read It, but I Don't Get It, Cris Tovani, a high school
teacher in Denver, Colorado, has provided welcome advice to
teachers on the reading strategies that worked in her
classroom.
Now, Cris's practical and inspiring ideas for teaching
reading come to life in the videotape series, Thoughtful
Reading. This four-part series shows Cris working with a
wide range of students, from college-bound seniors to students
who have been referred to her classroom because of their
struggles with reading. You'll see Cris leading the whole
class, launching small-group activities, thinking through
instructional design, teaching individual students, and
assessing learner needs and strengths. The series includes
examples of how to:
- design small-group instruction;
- teach students to work together in
groups;
- initiate one-on-one conferences with
students;
- teach comprehension strategies to the
whole class;
- help students learn to monitor their
reading through notes, logs, and discussions;
- create "comprehension constructors" and
other instruction tools that link reading, writing, and
thinking;
- promote student independence through
whole-class discussions and student presentations;
- provide a range of genres to meet the
needs of diverse students.
Prepare to enter a remarkable high school classroom where
students who are reluctant to read are developing new skills
and redefining their sense of themselves as readers. You'll
leave with a wealth of ideas for instruction, energized by new
possibilities for helping students.
About the Author
Cris Tovani
taught elementary school for ten years before becoming a high
school reading specialist and English teacher. A nationally
known consultant, she chooses to continue teaching high school
students full-time. She has also worked for many years as a
staff developer for the Denver-based Public Education and
Business Coalition (PEBC), the consortium that has received
national acclaim for its work in reading comprehension reform.
In addition to teaching and consulting, she is an adjunct
instructor for University of Denver and the University of
Colorado at Denver.
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