Teresa Patterson Blog Post #4 Miller

Teresa Patterson Blog Post #4 Miller Not This “Is There Enough Time?” Section 1

“Children learn to read by reading, but not without instructional support.” Our kindergarten schedule allows time for independent reading in our day so part of this article in finding the time doesn’t really apply to us.  We have cut our calendar time shorter though we still do it, just not to the length and extent we once did.  I have already successfully implemented the students’ choosing their books and am excited about the new leveled readers being purchased for my students. I do conference with students but need to improve in a variety of ways. At the beginning of the year it is more difficult as their attention spans for looking at/reading books is limited. I always see improvement as the year progresses. The more we put books in our student’s hands, the more opportunity arises to become successful readers!