false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255634725m/6012327.jpg 6012327 1 <b><i>Read-i-cide</i></b><i> n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools. </i>   Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline—poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment. In this provocative new book, Kelly Gallagher suggests, however, that it is time to recognize a new and significant contributor to the death of reading: our schools.   In<i> Readicide, </i>Kelly argues that American schools are actively (though unwittingly) furthering the decline of reading. Specifically, he contends that the standard instructional practices used in most schools are killing reading by: ·         valuing the development of test-takers over the development of lifelong readers; ·         mandating breadth over depth in instruction; ·         requiring students to read difficult texts without proper instructional support; ·         insisting that students focus solely on academic texts; ·         drowning great books with sticky notes, double-entry journals, and marginalia; ·         ignoring the importance of developing recreational reading; and ·         losing sight of authentic instruction in the shadow of political pressures.   Kelly doesn’t settle for only identifying the problems. <i>Readicide</i> provides teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators with specific steps to reverse the downward spiral in reading—steps that will help prevent the loss of another generation of readers. 6187541 28 5 2009 Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It total:170|5:93|4:56|3:18|2:3|1:0| 170 749 407 88 5 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:26:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 17:11:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:03:02 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:16:19 -0800 2009
My problem li...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 15:51:06 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:34:19 -0700 2009
Kelly Gallagher has written a powerful indictment of contemporary educational strategies aimed at turning kids into ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 21:15:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 21:21:00 -0700 2009 In the Middle, which was my former touchstone. That's saying a lot.

I found this book inspiring. What I have to negotiate is the idea that it is impossible to fix all the problems that Gallagher...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:48:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:55:58 -0800 2009 For those of you that know me (or have talked to me for three minu...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 17 12:25:51 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 04:21:30 -0700 2009
Mr Gallagher is correct when he says kindergartners come to us excited about learning to read. Their love for l...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 06:01:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 11:45:17 -0700 2009
As a teacher, I hear the phrases "lifelong learner" and "indepe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:32:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 16:09:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 11:08:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:57:19 -0700 2009 Readicide is a very intriguing read that talks about how teachers are killing the love of reading by focusing too much on covering too many standards and preparing for high stakes tests that don't really mean a hill of beans, in the long ron.
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Reading teachers out there, please let me know if you've read a more i...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6012327