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Deeper Reading
Do your students often struggle with difficult novels and other challenging texts? Do they think one reading of a work is more than enough? Do they primarily comprehend at a surface-level, and are they frequently unwilling or unable to discover the deeper meaning found in multi-layered works? Do you feel that you are doing more work teaching the novel than they are reading...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
January 1st 2004
by Stenhouse Publishers
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I picked up Kelly Gallagher’s Deeper Reading after reading Gallagher’s Teaching Adolescent Writers. I, like many other teachers, view Gallagher as a teacher rock star, and Deeper Reading does not disappoint. What I like about Gallagher is that he knows what works for teachers because he is a teacher. While his methods are clearly deeply rooted in theory and research, Gallagher presents these methods in a conversational tone, and his books read like a really good teacher-friend giving you practic...more
Deeper Reading should have been titled Teaching Reading for Dummies. Ideally, all teachers want students to walk into class already knowing how to make meaning from the text, revisit it a number of times to deepen their understanding, make metaphorical and reflective connections, and to venture from the text to other texts. But, sadly, this is hardly ever the case. We, as teachers, are the ones responsible for teaching this set of skills that will enable to become frequent and better readers as...more
Mar 13, 2010
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In Deeper Reading, Kelly shares effective, classroom-tested strategies that enable your students to:
accept the challenge of reading difficult books;
move beyond a "first draft" understanding of the text into deeper levels of reading;
consciously monitor their comprehension as they read;
employ effective fix-it strategies when their comprehension begins to falter;
use meaningful collaboration to achieve deeper understanding of texts;
think metaphorically to deepen their reading comprehension;
reach de...more
accept the challenge of reading difficult books;
move beyond a "first draft" understanding of the text into deeper levels of reading;
consciously monitor their comprehension as they read;
employ effective fix-it strategies when their comprehension begins to falter;
use meaningful collaboration to achieve deeper understanding of texts;
think metaphorically to deepen their reading comprehension;
reach de...more
As Gallagher mentions in "Deeper Reading," he has come to think of himself more as a teacher of literacy rather than of literature. Between the two books (Readicide and Deeper Reading), issues of literacy have taken on an urgent tone. Literature may be able to effect profound change, but it's ultimately impotent if individuals are not able to read deeply, or read at all, for that matter. Gallagher's strategies, and the emphasis he places on the importance of including all types of text (Internet...more
I'm eager to compare this book to Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It. I felt at numerous time sin this book that his activities killed the joy in reading. I think, however, that this was partly influenced by my recent reading of Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers. We'll see. I plan to read Redicide this summer.
Typically, I am wary of books written from a high school teachers' POV because I feel so much will not be applicable to my very different elementary school universe. This book, however, is filled with ideas for me to try in lessons and in guided reading groups with my fourth graders. I love how Kelly Gallagher writes and love the points he makes about reading instruction. Some of it was beyond my upper elementary school realm, but overall, I'm glad I read it and I'm sure I will continue to refer...more
I expect this book will change the way I teach reading. After Readicide started my quest for meaningful reading for my students, I purchased this Deeper Reading. While the former presented why students should read and that books should be neither overtaught or undertaught, this book presents practical strategies for finding that middle ground of guiding students through difficult texts without becoming so caught up in minutia that the experience becomes a trip to the bowels of the inferno. I'm l...more
Kelly Gallagher is one of a handful of professional writers I'll drop everything to read. I did..."Readicide", I think, is one of the most important books an English teacher could read. He gives us so many powerful, practical ideas here that support his views about avoiding over-teaching and under-teaching literature.
Gallagher thinks in metaphors, writes in metaphors, and teaches with metaphors. He has packed this book with great ideas, not all of them new, but great ideas to facilitate student...more
Gallagher thinks in metaphors, writes in metaphors, and teaches with metaphors. He has packed this book with great ideas, not all of them new, but great ideas to facilitate student...more
Kelly Gallagher is a teacher hero! He writes that it doesn't matter to him if students are able to recount the plot of Julius Caesar detail by detail, but he does want them to be able to track the character changes Brutus undergoes and be able to apply that skill to their other reading and their observations of people in real life. Yes, good. His ideas and exercises are relevant and realistic for a classroom that wants students to think deeply about reading and relate it to their own experiences...more
This book has so many great strategies for YA's to get more from their reading, whether it's fiction or nonfiction. My new classroom phrases are "1st draft reading" and "2nd draft reading". Just as with writing a first draft is ok, but sometimes we need to go for that second or more draft. I've tried the activities he suggested for the short story Love by William Maxwell and they were a success. I'm anxious to try more strategies and read more by Kelly Gallagher.
This is truly one of the best books out there for teachers of English. Gallagher proposes that there is a difference between assigning reading and teaching reading, and then he lays out what actions teachers need to take to really guide students so they can engage with text on a more meaningful level than most classrooms reach.
His recommendations are going to be more needed than ever as we all approach more rigorous texts with Common Core implementation. Fear not; this book is filled to the brim...more
His recommendations are going to be more needed than ever as we all approach more rigorous texts with Common Core implementation. Fear not; this book is filled to the brim...more
A book for teachers. The first 3/4 contains a lot of great, concrete strategies for teaching reading that you could tell would really work. I used one in a lesson earlier this year and it was the best part. Very helpful, especially since reading skills are so woefully undertaught beyond about 3rd grade. My interest did flag a bit in the last 1/4 of the book when he wrapped up with a more general pep talk.
As a middle school literature teacher I often have trouble finding reading strategy books geared toward my grade band with applicable strategies for my students. This book was that and so, so much more. The author provides realistic lesson ideas that will work with any novel and describes in detail how to use them and how they will benefit students. I can't say enough good things about it - I am truly excited to kick off the school year with some of the things learned from this book. Highly reco...more
Many ideas were similar to those of Gallagher’s other book, Readicide, which I read just before reading this book, but I found that Deeper Reading had a much greater focus on approaches, strategies & tools to optimize reading comprehension. I am fairly satisfied with the book because I feel that I have learned or obtained what I was looking for: specific suggestions on how I can enrich my own reading.
I was not excited to be reading an informational text, but I was impressed by Gallagher's plethora of strategies and easy-to-read explanations for each point made in each of his ten chapters. The idea that students fail to comprehend what they read because the teacher has failed to frame the text does hold some truth--especially in high school ELL reading classrooms where students are placed when they do not pass the FCAT.
Favorite ideas:
Learning begins when we encounter confusion! As teachers, our first task on the first day is to help kids tolerate and embrace confusion. (pg. 63)
Analyzing literature helps to develop cognitive skills which can be transferred to real life because let's face it . . . ."the world is a difficult text." (pg. 169)
Learning begins when we encounter confusion! As teachers, our first task on the first day is to help kids tolerate and embrace confusion. (pg. 63)
Analyzing literature helps to develop cognitive skills which can be transferred to real life because let's face it . . . ."the world is a difficult text." (pg. 169)
My copy of Deeper Reading has been highlighted and flagged so much it looks well-loved. Practical, easy-to-implement strategies for teachers ranging from upper elementary to high school. This is a text I continually return to to get a fresh take; this is one book to go to every summer as a reread for renewal. Highly recommended.
Very inspiring and practical book! Excellent basis in research and experience. His approach fits very well with Understanding by Design and process-oriented teaching. I especially liked his ideas about rereading text for deeper meaning and helping students monitor their own comprehension. I will use many of these ideas with my favorite books.
As a fairly inexperienced teacher this is the BEST teaching resource I have read to date. This resource has lots of helpful ideas and tips. It doesn't try to tell me what to teach or how to teach it, it reads more like a memior of what Ghallagher has done and what he has learned. Even though it is a book by a teacher for teachers, I felt like I was part of Ghallager's classroom, deciding for myself what I enjoyed and didn't enjoy about his teaching style. I appreciated the way he suggested texts...more
WOW!!! Kelly Gallagher is an amazing high school teacher that is willing to share his lessons, beliefs, and classroom structure with others in the profession. I gathered many ideas from this book to implement into my 4th grade classroom this year. The importance of building background before reading a piece of text is stressed numerous times throughout the book. He also stresses the importance of rereading text (not every single thing you ever pick up to read) to develop a clear understanding ev...more
Another Gallagher blockbuster! Deeper Reading explores how teachers can get kids to not just fake read or highjack others who have done the work. He sets up the justification for incorporating choice and an open-workshop type atmosphere in the classroom. He also touts the idea of giving kids the space and time to read in the classroom. Great practical ideas that I can see readily incoporpating into my own classroom.
I owe a lot to my colleague and friend Erica for lending me this book. I certainly need to get my own copy and re-read it every time I teach a novel! I am thankful for teachers like Kelly Gallagher and my colleague Erica - they will keep reading alive and inspire others to do the same.
Aug 02, 2008
Theresa Maher
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For my English teacher friends, this book is a must! While most reading books focus on how to help challenged readers, this one focuses on how to make meaning out of more difficult texts for average and above average readers. Gallahger's ideas are fresh, engaging and meaningful. With every chapter, I found a lesson or strategy that I can't wait to implement. Gallagher uses examples from novels that he himself has taught and sites them by name. I found specific strategies that tie directly to nov...more
STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
Do not teach another whole-class text again until you read DEEPER READING by Kelly Gallagher.
I have been on a crusade for the past couple years that I would never teach another whole class novel again after I realized what it did to my love of reading in high school. I equated whole-class texts with the death of my love of reading.
Kelly Gallagher has helped me to see that it doesn't have to be that way. There are so many wonderful lessons and activities that can apply t...more
Do not teach another whole-class text again until you read DEEPER READING by Kelly Gallagher.
I have been on a crusade for the past couple years that I would never teach another whole class novel again after I realized what it did to my love of reading in high school. I equated whole-class texts with the death of my love of reading.
Kelly Gallagher has helped me to see that it doesn't have to be that way. There are so many wonderful lessons and activities that can apply t...more
Gallagher continues to be one of my favourite voices on how to teach reading (in this case, deeper reading) to high school students. I am hopeful that the tips and ideas I pulled from this book will continue to help me increase the number of my students who actually finish reading the challenging texts assigned each year. As I embark on 1984 in a few days, we shall see.
Dec 31, 2012
Katherine Clark
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I am about halfway through this book, and I can't believe how fantastic it is. Part of what I like is that some of what he says, I already do with my students, and I kind of figured that out on my own. But much of what he says is new to me, and I am going to use his suggestions/advice in my basic writing college classes and in my comp class at an art school. I am so excited for this semester. I can not recommend this book more highly, and am eager to dive into his other books that I also checked...more
Another great book for language arts teachers by Kelly Gallagher. I will use this book to help frame my 7th and 8th grade literature units and make the reading more meaningful for students.
this book has made my lessons so much more engaging and has helped me teach reading on a deeper level. why go to professional developments when i have this book? yup, it's that good!
Practical and informative, especially for high school English literature teachers. I highly recommend this one--I took a lot of notes for my students from this book. Thanks to Jon Ostenson for recommending it!
Great ideas for engaging students to think in new ways. I've already used some of the ideas in class and the students loved them!
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