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    <body><![CDATA[My daughter's kindergarten teacher recommended this book as a help for understanding emerging reading and beyond.  Despite being geared for teachers, along with the requisite jargon, the book is decipherable and Routman delivers some great ideas a parent can use.  <br/><br/>Three things from the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15119109">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Routman is obviously a knowledgeable member of the field of education.  This book offers advice on teaching reading, but if you are looking for specific advice, this is not the resource you need.  Routman requires you to trust yourself as an educator and make decisions about your own classroom.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I just re-read this book as part of my research on the role of independent reading in the classroom for a district committee. She really is the literacy educator whose philosophy most parallels my own. Very thoughtful and challenging to both preconceptions and commonly accepted practice.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book for a grad class, and it was really useful.  I have already implemented a few ideas from the book in my classroom.  The biggest problem I had was that many of the ideas were meant more for elementary classrooms instead of high school classrooms.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[All of my books I am reading are text books but some are facinating-<br/>Regie Routman has a very forward thinking look at teaching reading and writing-if any of you need help for your kids in that area.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So far this book is great. I thought maybe i'd look into some freelance tutoring, and should brush up on the subject. Very insightful. ]]></body>
    
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