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Readicide - How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
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Readicide - How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
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"Read-i-cide"" n: The systematic killing of the love of reading,
often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in
schools. " 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" Readicide, "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. "Readicide" 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.
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