I loved this book because it gave ideas of how to the reading process visible through read alouds, anchor charts, and ways to record characters and events. This book is full of pictures of activities that teachers can use with primary age kids. She also touches on how to organize the library and how to teach students to know if the book is at their reading level.

Particularly helpful was the lesson on the difference between fiction and non-fiction. The venn diagram can be used , students put into groups and discuss the reasons for why they think the way they do, very successful at stimulating conversation and thinking.

Although this book is written with primary classrooms in mind, it is an excellent resource for strategy instruction for upper elementary classes as well. ( )

This book takes you through an exciting school year in Debbie Miller’s first grade classroom. Teaching with Meaning focuses on developing comprehension strategies to use with students. Contained in the book are specific lessons and suggested readings to engage students in meaningful activities to help students: make connections, infer, ask questions, create mental images and synthesize. This book is a wonderful resource to get students interested and excited about reading!