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Cherry-Paul, Sonja; Cruz, Colleen; Ehrenworth, Mary – Educational Leadership, 2020
Reading workshop is a way for students to find what kinds of books they love, practice reading independently, and move up to higher levels of reading with teacher guidance. This type of workshop can develop a lifelong love of reading in children. But several conditions need to be met to make it successful. The authors discuss those conditions,…
Descriptors: Workshops, Reading Programs, Reading Motivation, Reading Instruction
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Allington, Richard L.; Gabriel, Rachael E. – Educational Leadership, 2012
We know more now than we ever did before about how to make every child a successful reader, write Allington and Gabriel in this research review. Yet, few students regularly receive the best reading instruction we know how to give. The authors present research supporting their recommendation that every child, every day, should (1) read something he…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Reading Programs
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Allyn, Pam – Educational Leadership, 2012
As a well-known advocate for promoting wider reading and reading engagement among all children--and founder of a reading program for foster children--Pam Allyn knows that struggling readers often face any printed text with fear and confusion, like Max in the book Where the Wild Things Are. She argues that teachers need to actively create a…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Printed Materials, Reading Motivation
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Carbo, Marie – Educational Leadership, 1996
Currently, only one-third of U.S. students read at acceptably high levels. Designed for inclusive programs, Reading Styles recognizes that everyone, not just "handicapped" students, has varying strengths and weaknesses. The program identifies youngsters' individual strengths; matches reading methods, materials, and strategies to these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Models, Program Descriptions
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Graves, Michael F.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1996
Scaffolding--supporting learners' efforts to bridge the gap between their present knowledge and the intended goal--is an effective instructional technique. The Scaffolding Reading Experience helps students get the most out of every literacy experience. The teacher considers the students, their purposes for reading, and the intended text, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Models, Reading Programs