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One to Grow On / Invitations to Read by Carol Ann Tomlinson
November 2013 | Volume 71 | Number 3
Tackling Informational Text Pages 88-89
One to Grow On / Invitations to Read
Half of the 7th graders in the school were reading well below grade level when I was hired as a reading teacher. To say that my preparation for the job was substandard would be kind, but I was young, naïve, and in need of a job.
Absent any meaningful preparation for the role, I did what many educators do. I signed on to use a "research-based," scripted approach to teaching reading. My saving grace was that I was a dedicated kid-watcher and somehow knew that it was important to interpret and attend to students' cues. When it was time for "reading," their cues weren't all that hard to read. Their usual high spirits exited and they had the appearance of being consigned to menial labor.
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